Leader: Jacob

Difficulty: Moderate

Start time: 10.45

End time: 15:00 (but we will likely stay till the evening at the beer festival)

Start point: Edale Train Station

End point: Old Nags Head Edale

Distance (in miles): 7

Ascent (in meters): 500

Is your walk dog friendly?: Yes, well-behaved dogs kept on a lead

Full description: 

In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the official mapping of the pennine way, the Old Nags Head are hosting a beer festival, with 30 different traditional ales and ciders, as well as live music, games and charity fundraising.

To help us appreciate this anniversary (and justify the debauchery) we will be doing a hike along the pennine way and up onto Kinder Scout before we head to the pub.

We will walk along the pennine way, heading up Jacobs Ladder and coming back along the edge of the Kinder Scout Plateau, we will descend back into Edale via Grindslow Knoll. Afterwards we will head to the pub where people can stay as long as they want and enjoy the festivities (I expect some of us will stay for a while).

Please bring walking boots and warm clothing/waterproofs. This walk is fairly exposed and the path can be a bit challenging in places, we may even inadvertently stumble into a bog!

Public transport or car sharing options: 

There are 2 reasons I would not recommend driving. 1. Driving to a beer festival is silly. 2. It is incredibly hard to park in Edale on any weekend, yet alone one where there are events on in the village. I would strongly recommend you get the 10.14 train from Sheffield. Trains back to Sheffield are at 30 minutes past the hour every hour. A day return is £11.50 (without a railcard).