Grindslow Knoll (via Grindsbrook Clough) Short Walk from Edale | 4-Mile Route

There are many walks you can do from the beautiful village of Edale , and Grindslow Knoll is just one of them!

Grindslow Knoll is away from the main path of Kinder Plateau, so it can often get missed out if you’re doing a long walk. But it’s a great hill to hike with amazing views – and all in a couple of hours. Perfect for a morning walk or an after work adventure.

This route hiking up to Grindslow Knoll includes a short scramble section via Grindsbrook Clough if you’d rather not do that then read this route here – Grindslow Knoll via Ringing Roger.

Here you will find details on how to get to the start of this short walk from Edale, route information, parking options, facilities on the walk, plus a detailed step by step guide of the walk.

Let me know in the comments if you’ve done this walk from Edale and what you think!

Grindslow Knoll short walk from Edale

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Map of Grindslow Knoll walk from Edale

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Walk start point

Start grid reference: SK 124 853

Car parking address: Edale car park, Edale, Hope Valley, S33 7ZQ

Edale can be a very popular place to visit in the summer months and weekends. If the Edale car park is full there is an overflow car park a short distance away is available.

Parking cost (cash only)*

• Up to 1 hour – £1.60
• 1 – 2 hours – £2.50
• 2 – 4 hours – £4.00
• Over 4 hours (Maximum 10 hours) – £6.00
• 24 hours – £7.00

*Prices correct as of March ’23

You can also use the PaybyPhone option either call or use the App to pay for parking, there are numerous other Peak District car parks that use this so its worth downloading the App. (The one with 9 green squares logo). The code location for Edale is 806749.

Public transport

Nearest train station: Edale train station (opposite the start location at the car park)

Facilities on the walk

There are public toilets available at the start of the walk at Edale car park.

However, there are no further toilets anywhere else on the way.

Edale has great facilities for the beginning and end of your walk. There are two pubs that serve food (Ramblers Inn and Nags Head), a great cafe next to the train station and further shops down the other end of the village.

Water on your walk – I recommend a filter water bottle for your Peak District walks, it saves you from carrying extra weight and you can fill up safely and drink water from the streams on your walk.

Other useful information

• Edale is a popular place for walkers , so if you can plan your visit for mid-week or even the winter months it will be quieter.
• This route includes a short scramble section, it’s not too technical but if you’re unsure please ask me any questions in the comments below.
• I would always recommend you take a map and compass (see below).

Peak District weather

Check the weather for your walk location and hills. We’d recommend that you check a few resources and for hill walks look at the weather conditions in the valley and on the hilltop as they can greatly vary.

• BBC Weather for Edale
• Met Office weather and/or MWIS (Mountain weather information service) for the Peak District
• Met Office weather for Kinder Low (on the plateau of Kinder Scout)

Ordnance Survey Walk Map

The map for this walk is the Ordnance Survey OL1 – Peak District (Dark Peak Area).

View the different prices here with Ordnance Survey or Amazon. If you’re hiking in all weather the Active OS maps are good to have as they are laminated so better on rainy days.

And don’t forget your compass, I recommend the Silva Expedition or the Silva Classic compass.

For online maps, I recommend OS Online App (I have been using it for many years and it is worth getting if you want to start walking more). Check prices here for the one-month or annual option with OS Online App. All the walks on the website are created using OS Online + you can download them to the App.

See both maps that cover the Peak District here.

Want to learn more map skills? Check out our Guided Walks with map reading skills here.

Check prices here for the one month or yearly option with OS Online App. 

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Grindslow Knoll short walk (via Grindsbrook) from Edale route

Stage 1 – Edale to Grindsbrook Clough

Distance: 1 miles/1.6 km

Grid reference SK 124 853

From Edale car park, go down the steps next to the toilets and turn right onto the road. Follow the road past the station and the Peak District Information Centre. Walk all the way to the opposite end of the village to the Nags Head pub.

At the pub, continue down the road, past a cottage on your left, then look for a signpost on the left. Go down the steps and across the narrow wooden bridge and up the steps on the other side.

Follow the flagstone path for about 800 metres, to the small wooded area, through the gate then across a cute wooden bridge.

Stage 2 – Grindsbrook Clough to Grindslow Knoll

Distance: 1.5 mile/2.4 km

Grid reference SK 12709 86834

From here, walk up the track as it gradually inclines, running parallel to Grindsbrook Clough for about 1 km.

After 1 km, the track then disappears into a rockier route, so you need to cross backwards and forwards over the clough and find the best route up to Kinder Scout plateau.

The last section of the climb to Kinder Scout is the toughest, continue following Grindsbrook Clough up the steep section.

There will be a small amount of scrambling required for this part of the walk. Once you reach the top, you will see a large cairn made out of stones marking the top of Kinder Scout plateau.

From the top of Grindsbrook Clough, take the path leading off to the right.

This flagstone path takes you all the way to the large stone cairn at the top of Grindslow Knoll.

Stage 3 – Grindslow Knoll to Edale

Distance: 1.6 miles/2.6 km

Grid reference SK 11009 86850

From the summit, once you’ve taken a few photos, continue on the path heading in a south-easterly direction, gradually descending.

The rocky path descends, through a gate and all the way until you reach the point where the path meets the Pennine Way trail with a fingerpost sign. Follow Grindsbook Brook all the way back into the village of Edale.

Once you reach the Old Nags Head, turn right and follow the same road back to the car park near Edale Station.

Do you have any more questions about the Grindslow Knoll walk from Edale? Ask me in the comments below.

Want to extend your walk?

Like the sound of this short walk but want to do something longer?

Why not try this 8-mile walk from the same start location in Edale. It takes you up the fun scramble section of Grindsbrook Clough but then continues along the plateau of Kinder Scout for beautiful views.

The route description doesn’t include Grindslow Knoll on the walk but you can add a small loop when you reach the top of Grindsbrook Clough to include it if you are hill bagging.

Full route description here – Kinder Scout walk via Grindsbrook from Edale | 8-mile route

More Walks in the Peak District

Love the walks in the Peak District? You might like these Peak District circular walks.

• Shutlingsloe walk including Macclesfield Forest
• Chrome Hill walk from Hollinsclough
• Lose Hill walk from Castleton
• Three Shires Head walk from Gradbach

Have you done this short walk from Edale, let me know any feedback in the comments. Which bits of the walk did you like?

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