This is a great one for people looking to get their teeth into a beautiful, fairly challenging hike offering epic, panoramic views of the surrounding Peaks. For the most part, trails start and end at Edale Village Car Park. There are a number of route options but the most direct one up to the Kinder plateau (the highest point in the Peak District) is Jacob's Ladder - a set of steps stones cut into the hillside, which is the route we took. There are in fact 2 Jacob's Ladders... one which is newer and steeper than the other. If you wanted you could take one up and one down or otherwise there are plenty of other routes to choose from.

The landscape is made up of rocky paths and rugged terrain interrupted by a beautiful old bridge, streams to paddle in, a waterfall and of course the plateau itself offering incredible views across the National Park.

In the link below we have included the route we followed, which is about 8.5 miles long, however there are a number of ways up and down meaning you could visit several times without getting bored.

A bit of history: The route was made famous by the Mass Trespass of 1932 when hundreds of men and women took to the hills to defy the laws stopping everyday people from enjoying the outdoors. This was an important moment in the lead up to 1949 when the government finally passed the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, paving the way for the creation of national parks. On the 17th April 1951 the Peak District officially became the UK’s first national park.