Crowden Clough
DATE 25.05.2019 | DISTANCE approx 12KM| HIGHEST POINT 619M
Posted by Matt | Filed under PEAK DISTRICT
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More scramble fun around Kinder Scout. This time a return trip to Crowden Clough. It was a pretty hot day and this time there wasn't much water to contend with. The climb up Crowden Clough is really enjoyable and on the occasions I have been there, its been pretty quiet too.
Setting out from upper booth
following crowden brook
avoiding the easy option, path to the left but tackling the boulders instead
great fun climbing
the best scrambling section on crowden clough
enjoying the scramble
topped out from crowden clough
view from crowden tower
crowden tower
heading to the wool packs
fun exploring the wool packs
looking back to crowden tower as we head off towards grindsbrook
you dont get many rock formations like this
looking down into grindsbrook clough
whose thinking walnuts?
looking down to edale
heading down to edale. all i could think of was a cold beer at the nags head
last look at grindsbrook clough