Trespass Trail - Introduction
In the Footsteps of the Trespassers
The 1932 Mass Trespass on Kinder Scout has been described as the most significant event in the century-old battle for the Right to Roam on Britain’s mountains and moorlands, now enshrined in law under the 2000 Countryside and Rights of Way Act.
Although the event was originally opposed by the official ramblers’ federations, the vicious sentences which were handed down on five of the young trespassers actually served to unite the ramblers’ cause.
It is now recognised as a major catalyst not only for the Right to Roam, but the creation of our National Parks, of which the Peak District was the first in 1951.
Now you can follow in the footsteps of the trespassers by walking the Trespass Trail, a 14-mile walk starting and finishing at New Mills, where there are rail connections from Manchester and Sheffield.
The Trail takes in most of the important locations which featured in the build up to, and events of, the 1932 Mass Trespass.
PDF Trespass Trail Booklet (1.4Mb)
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