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2020.09.03**'a solo social distancing walk' Snake
Pass A57 -SK088929 (limited parking on edge of road), flag-stoned Pennine
Way winding ~SW to Mill Hill SK061904, ~SE for ~450m to Paths
Junction at SK064901, ~SSW / S down William Clough to FB at at
SK060887, ~ESE on Northside of Kinder Reservoir to cross FB at
SK065884 over River Kinder, 'U turn' gradually up Blackshaws to
gate (not open to public) at SK063880, ~SE then S to jump across further river
at SK065876, follow edge of Woods ~WNW to path junction at SK054879,
Right Fork down to & across River Kinder at SK053880, NNE / NE to touch & follow
Kinder Reservoir to William Clough SK060887, follow original route
taken back to car. [as alternative take informal path
upward ~ENE thru OAL to Pennine Way at SK071893 (on South Kinder Edge)
then follow Pennine Way back to start]
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1 National Trust welcome to the High Peak - near A57 road at
Pennine Way |
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4 some erosion control works - stone blocking erosion |
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5 Kinder North Edge behind |
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6 looking along Kinder North Edge |
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8 William Clough & Kinder Reservoir are unseen behind ridge |
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9 South Head in centre |
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12 South Head and Mount Famine in centre |
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14 looking to NW of flagstone path |
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15 corner of Kinder Scout North & South Edges |
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16 Pennine Way Path down to path Junction below - Pennine
Way to Edale up slope onto Kinder, path (to left unseen) is to
Snake Path, path to right unseen is to William Clough / Kinder
Reservoir and Hayfield. |
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17 South Head and Mount Famine in centre |
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18 glimpse of Kinder Reservoir (which I walked around later
some distance from the water in some places where access
restricted. For instance I passed on far side of the trees) |
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21 entering William Clough |
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22 William Clough |
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24 a glance back up William Clough |
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26 looking down William Clough - South Head & Mount Famine
on Skyline |
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28 Footbridge ahead crossed beginning circuit around Kinder
Reservoir |
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30 first glimpse of Kinder Downfall on the Edge of Kinder
Scout. The water is part of The River Kinder flowing into Kinder
Reservoir. Several other rivers also flow in at other places
(William Clough being one of them and also a third un-named
stream passing Upper House) |
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31 some water being blown upward at Kinder Downfall |
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33 River Kinder |
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35 footbridge across River Kinder |
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39 another view of Kinder Downfall |
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40 looking across the dam at the top of the reservoir (an
earth embankment under with capping wall seen here above) |
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41 a glimpse of water stored behind the embankment |
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42 William Clough to left of centre |
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43 The now disused water filtration plant - replaced
elsewhere - see notes on picture 48 |
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44 Kinder Downfall at top, reservoir embankment, sloping
wall along edge of spillway, sheep |
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45 another view of spillway which appears to be 'piped'
below ground further down? Name of house? |
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46 South Head and Mount Famine at top |
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47 'Upper House' hidden amongst the trees - above the third
un-named stream entering to its right into the reservoir |
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48 The reservoir now over 100years old - click 'control' / +
to enlarge & read |
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