Trespass Trail 6 - Trespass Site

6. It was around here where the trespassers came face-to-face with the Duke of Devonshire’s game-keepers.

A whistle had signalled for them to leave the track and head up towards the forbidden plateau.

In the ensuing scuffle, one keeper was slightly hurt, but there was little confrontation and the ramblers were able to press on to the plateau where they were greeted by a group of Sheffield-based trespassers who had set off that morning from Edale.

After exchanging congratulations, the two groups retraced their steps, the Sheffield trespassers to Edale and the Manchester contingent back to Hayfield.

Return to the William Clough path and descend to the reservoir to take the reconstructed low-level path round the north west edge of the water to Kinder Road. Walk down the road to Bowden Bridge Car Park (SK 048869), where a plaque erected in 1982 commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Kinder Trespass.

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Bowden Bridge Quarry 70th Anniversary  (© www.hayfield.uk.net)