Grinds Brook and Back
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 age 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.
This walk is a bit Marmite and we’ll explain why below. It’s short, easy and the river at Grinds Brook makes for a pretty picnic spot, but before you make it your walk of choice...
Edale is full of pretty views, vistas and tumbling rivers, brooks and waterfalls. Those making the hike from Edale Railway Station to Grinds Brook will get all of that in spades. But that makes it a hotspot for the thousands that head to Edale on a sunny weekend. So if you’re looking for peace and quiet this isn’t the place to be, particularly in the Summer. During the winter months and midweek however it is quiet, full of Tolkein-esque charm and well worth a short stumble for an insta pic or two.
You should be there and back within around an hour and a half but most people stop for a paddle and a cup of something warm from the thermos while dipping your toes and listening to the brook rumble by.
For an alternative with pools, waterfalls, views to die for and far less people, try this walk instead.
