{"id":3987,"date":"2021-07-15T06:45:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T06:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/?p=3987"},"modified":"2021-07-19T14:46:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T14:46:00","slug":"kinder-downfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antonyhall.net\/blog\/kinder-downfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinder Downfall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

T<\/strong>his page has three walks that took place as part of\u00a0the Gallery Oldham Bryophytes project<\/a>.\u00a0Two Loops around Kinder reservoir, starting from Hayfield [with a short 6k and long 14k option] the other from Edale [17k]. Both are challenging walks with plenty of hill climbing. Sturdy shoes, waterproofs and a map are recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both of these walks centre around the River Kinder. Rain falling on the kinder plateau is absorbed into the blanket bog and slowly trickles out into a series of tributaries and gullies which slowly seep through the peat. These conjoin and meander across the plateau toward Kinder Downfall – a rocky outcrop where the river drops into the valley below eventually filtering into Kinder reservoir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In each walk, the diversity of mosses increases as you climb higher – on the way notice the stone walls in the early part of the walks and the rocks beside the river and in the grass. Note also mosses underfoot in the boggy areas between the grasses and on the trees in the valleys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n