Edale Cross from Hayfield

We started this walk from the Sett Valley Trail car park in the village of Hayfield then crossed the main Chapel-en-le-Frith road using the pedestrian underpass which brought us passed the Kinder Mountain Rescue Team's base.

After continuing through a passageway by the chip shop we found Highgate Road and followed this minor road as it gradually rose from the village heading South-East then we joined a bridleway leading from the road above Higher Hays Farm which in turn joined part of the route of the Pennine Bridleway passing to the South of Mount Famine and onwards to South Head. We stopped on the way to get waterproofs on as there was a short shower although it had been warm enough up until then to just wear a shirt as we followed the road upwards.

Here we paused for a drink and looked at the views across the edges of Kinder Scout now that the sun made an appearance.

From here our route left the line of the Pennine Bridleway following an ancient track then onto boggier ground passing near the summit of Brown Knoll as it veered Northwards and arrived at the cross-road junction with the route up Jacob's Ladder to Edale Cross with Edale Rocks ahead.

Here we sat in the shelter from the cold wind behind a drystone wall at the path junction to have lunch watching dark clouds roll in with the cloud base lowering to obscure Edale Rocks and the rest of the Kinder Plateau above.

Luckily, except for a few drops, the rain from the dark clouds fell elsewhere. We watched several groups of youths passing by seemingly enjoying there walk around Kinder.

After lunch, we followed the broad and deeply-worn track passing the ancient Edale Cross as it gradually dropped down Westwards pausing to take photos of some newborn lambs.

We came to a fork in the route with left being a bridleway and the left a Public Footpath following a farm track. We followed the footpath and arrived at the car park at Bowden Quarry where on of a group of ramblers set off on the famous Kinder Mass Trespass nearly 80 years ago on 24th April, 1932..

There was a trailer there selling hot food and drinks and Karen had a bacon roll while I had a fried egg roll sitting at a picnic table in the car park.

We continued onwards along the road for a kilometre or so to arrive back where we had started.

The ancient monument, Edale Cross

Oh dear...

Plaque commemorating the Kinder Mass Trespass, 24th April, 1932