The Double Shelf
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 Double Shelf walk in Edale is trickling towards being a ‘medium’ walk but remains pretty easy with only a little uphill at the outset. It traverses the south facing slope of the Kinder Scout plateau at around 400m above sea level at its highest (Kinder is at 636m) and gives fantastic views of The Great Ridge.
You’ll head up towards the village from the train station and turn right before the church, heading toward Ollerbrook Farm. One you’re through the farm turn left and head up towards The Nab. Once through the third gated stile, head right over the river and follow the track back round and toward the Youth Hostel at Rowland Cote from where you walk down the YHA entrance road and then right through the gated stile at Nether Booth before you hit the main road. From there you’re a 25 minute walk back to the village on the lower shelf.
This walk will take you 1-2 hours depending on your fitness levels and how many stops you make. We’ve decided to end it at The Old Nags Head because while it isn’t quite a hike it’s a good ramble and we think you’ll feel you’ve earned a drink.
