Wildlife at Kinder, Edale and the Dark Peak
From valley floors to wooded cloughs and upland peat moors, we are working to improve nature across the Kinder, Edale, Snake and Upper Derwent areas of the Dark Peak.
Summer walking in the Dark Peak
Summer is a great time of year to get out on the hills. Here's some useful walking advice if you're thinking of exploring the Dark Peak.
Kinder Scout mass trespass walk
Follow the footsteps of the trespassers over Kinder Scout from 1932 on this circular route from Hayfield to Kinder and back.
- Challenging
- 5 hours
- 8.0 miles (12.85km)
Looking after the places you love - be fire aware
Look after the places you love by exploring the Peak District National Park responsibly - be fire aware.
Exploring the Dark Peak with your dog
The Dark Peak is a great place to visit with your dog. Please keep wildlife and livestock safe from harm all year round.
Mam Tor circular walk
From the top of Mam Tor you'll be able to see across the Edale Valley and the over to the Derwent Moors.
- Moderate
- 2 hours
- 3.0 miles (4.8km)
Kinder moorland walk - a glimpse into the future
Leave the car behind on this exhilarating walk that starts from Edale station and takes you high up on the windswept Kinder plateau.
- Challenging
- 4 hours 30 mins
- 7.5 miles (12.05km)
A bracing walk at Derwent Valley, in the Peak District
This bracing walk leads you alongside the Ladybower Reservoir, through farmland, and emerges high on the moors with fantastic views of the Derwent Valley and opportunities to spot local wildlife.
- Moderate
- 1 hour 20 mins
- 4.0 miles (6.4km)
Summer Star gazing walk at Mam Tor
Providing far reaching views, wide open skies and little light pollution, the area is a perfect spot for star gazing.
- Moderate
- 45 mins
- 1.0 mile (1.6km)
Mam Tor Autumn Stargazing Walk
Providing far reaching views, wide open skies and little light pollution, the area is a perfect spot for star gazing.
- Moderate
- 45 mins
- 1.0 mile (1.6km)
Walking in the Peak District: Day one
Part one of this two-day walk explores the land around the edges of Kinder Scout and the dramatic geological fault line that lies to the south.
- Moderate
- 6 hours
- 11.0 miles (17.7km)
Walking in the Peak District: Day two
Part two of a two-day walk in the High Peak, tried and tested by environment and travel journalist, Mark Rowe.
- Moderate
- 3 hours
- 7.0 miles (11.25km)
Below Kinder Scout: A circular walk around Kinder reservoir
The Snake Path was the first in a series of successes for the Peak and Northern Footpaths Society in their mission to win public access to the moors.
- Moderate
- 3 hours
- 5.2 miles (8.35km)
The Vale of Edale, the Penny Pot Cafe, and the Pennine Way
This easy circular walk provides excellent views of the Vale of Edale and the surrounding hills.
- Moderate
- 1 hour 30 mins
- 3.4 miles (5.45km)
Win Hill circuit cycle trail
This 20 mile trail takes in the Ladybower Reservoir and Hope Valley Line, and offers dramatic landscapes and a variety of wildlife to spot.
- Moderate
- 2 hours
- 20.0 miles (32.15km)
Dark Peak three reservoirs cycle trail
Set amid a spectacular landscape of moorland, this 18-mile cycle ride circumnavigates the Howden, Derwent and Ladybower reservoirs.
- Moderate
- 2 hours
- 18.0 miles (28.95km)
Dark Peak Edale Valley tough cycle trail
This is a superb, ultra-challenging cycle circuit exploring the high country around the Edale Valley.
- Challenging
- 4 hours
- 16.0 miles (25.7km)
