Peak District – Wild Camping – Sandy Heys on Kinder Scout

Another week, another Wild Camp… This time we set off from Bowden Bridge near Hayfield and made our way up to Sandy Heys on Kinder Scout. We were extremely lucky with the weather and witnessed another great sunset. Sandy Heys is a very interesting spot, it has an important significance for the Aetherius Society and if you’d like to find out more about them you can head to http://www.aetherius.org. The following morning we headed along the western edge of Kinder to Kinder Low before heading back down via Kinder Low End. I think I’ll just let the pictures and video do the talking on this one, as you will see it really was glorious out in the Peak District.

Kinder Scout from the edge of Kinder Reservoir
Kinder Scout from the edge of Kinder Reservoir
William Clough
William Clough
Charger Rock at Sandy Heys
Charger Rock at Sandy Heys
Views to the south from Sandy Heys
Views to the south from Sandy Heys
Kinder Reservoir
Kinder Reservoir
Mount Famine & South Head
Mount Famine & South Head
Karrimor X-Lite & Wild Country Zephyros 1
Karrimor X-Lite & Wild Country Zephyros 1
Charger Rock with Kinder Low End in the background
Charger Rock with Kinder Low End in the background
Sandy Heys after Sunset
Sandy Heys after Sunset
Moon rising over the Kinder Plateau
Moon rising over the Kinder Plateau
Moon rising over the Kinder Plateau
Moon rising over the Kinder Plateau
Caldera Keg Stove
Caldera Keg Stove
Long Exposure after dark
Long Exposure after dark
Morning on Kinder Scout
Morning on Kinder Scout
Morning on Kinder Scout
Morning on Kinder Scout
Morning at Kinder Downfall
Morning at Kinder Downfall
Looking south towards Brown Knoll and Lord's Seat from Kinder Low
Looking south towards Brown Knoll and Lord’s Seat from Kinder Low

Kinder Reservoir
Kinder Reservoir
Looking back at Kinder Low End
Looking back at Kinder Low End
Inquisitive Lambs
Inquisitive Lambs
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3 thoughts on “Peak District – Wild Camping – Sandy Heys on Kinder Scout

  1. Hey Dean, wild camped up at that same spot recently. Yes great sunset. Question for you: At night are all those lights Manchester?

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    1. Hi Adi, it’s a really great spot to camp isn’t it. Pretty much all the lights you could see towards the west would have been Manchester/Stockport etc. we sat watching the planes fly in to the airport on our night there. Thanks for taking the time to comment

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  2. This looks a cool route. Do you have a gpx file for your walk? or do you know the OS grid ref for where you camped. Many thanks.

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