Kinder Scout, Peak District

BBC TravelJul 30

Retracing the defiant walk that changed Britain

Seventy-five years after the Peak District became Britain's first national park, visitors can retrace the mass trespass that helped open the countryside to everyone.

highest point in England's Peak District

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Kinder ScoutSighthighest point in England's Peak District
Dark PeakNeighborhoodarea with barren moorlands and gritstone edges
White PeakNeighborhoodarea with limestone gorges and green dales
Kinder mass trespass walkTraileight-mile path retracing a historic protest
Bowden Bridge car parkSightrallying point for the trespass
Kinder reservoirSightreservoir along the trespass walk
William Clough valleySightvalley on the trespass walk
Snake PathTrailwinding, rocky trail on the trespass walk
Peak District National ParkSightBritain's first national park, opened in 1951
Right to RoamPlacecampaigning organization for access to land
Edale ValleySightvalley viewed during descent from Kinder
Mam TorSightridge viewed during descent from Kinder
Lake DistrictSight
SnowdoniaSight
DartmoorSight
National TrustPlace

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Retracing the defiant walk that changed Britain