The Horseshoe
We recommend starting this route at Edale Railway Station. Please leave your car at home.
You can of course join the route anywhere that’s convenient for you. The below OS Route link will load in a web browser and in a standard map format. For a topographical map you will need to have the OS Maps app which you can download here. You will need appropriate software to use the GPX file linked below. All our maps and routes are provided with best intentions, are intended to support you on your hike and are appropriate to the best of our knowledge.
It is vital that you do your own research, take a map and make decisions that are best for you and your group. Remember, it is best you do not rely on your phone to navigate the hills around Edale. It is easy to get lost and service can be patchy at best.
If you or anyone you meet needs assistance, call 999 and ask for the POLICE then MOUNTAIN RESCUE once you've been put through. Then stay in the same spot until they call you back.
Pay attention to signage, take your rubbish home and please respect the working farms, delicate flora, fauna and the local community.
The Horseshoe walk in Edale is a great way to test your mettle on Kinder Scout while keeping the village reassuringly in sight.
This walk will take you 2-4 hours depending on your fitness levels and how many stops you make. We’ve done this with children as young as 5 but bear in mind there are some steepsdrops and tricky to navigate rocks along the way so if you do take the young ones keep an eye on them at all times and be prepared to carry and support along the way.
You’ll walk through Ollerbrook farm and up the track to The Nab where the views of the valley begin to take your breath away. You can choose to ascend Ringing Roger on the way which is a bit of a scramble or go around it and on to the top of Kinder Scout via the easily identifiable pile of rocks as the top of Golden Clough. Once on the top you’ll follow the southern edge of Kinder Scout around past the top of Grinds Brook and to Grindslow Knoll before descending to Edale Village for a well earned refresher.
You can do this walk clockwise or anti-clockwise (though the latter makes for a far easier ascent) and vary it by ascending or descending Grinds Brook.
Take plenty of water and a treat for the tops.
