*NEW* Read our useful guides on hiking tips here. It's a beautiful area and one of the lesser known attractions of the Peak District area. Here you will also find Packhorse Bridge, a beautiful stone-built arched bridge sitting over the small waterfall. Middle Black Clough, Peak District This secluded waterfall can be found at the end of Longdendale Valley. Here are 15 wonderful waterfalls in the Peak District, plus a bonus waterfall to satisfy all your waterfall lovers out there. Below the falls, the Mermaid's Pool is supposedly inhabited by a beautiful mermaid who lures men to their death with seductive singing on Midsummer's Eve. Easiest to access from Edale, Kinder Downfall – by the popular Kinder Scout – is the tallest waterfall in the Peak District, featuring a 30-metre height that the endless water cascades from. But if you want to visit you can simply pick up the Pennine Way National Trail from Wessenden Head car park just off the A 635 (Google pin). Another one of the routes up the other sides of Kinder Scout, unlike the Blackden Brook route there is a better path up to the top so this might be one for you if you’re not sure. 23 reviews. (Option 1 is the easier of the two routes). It is regarded as one of the tallest waterfalls in the Lake District, dropping over 170 feet. Order our Mam Tor, Kinder Scout or our latest Thorpe Cloud patch. Seeing the water cascading over rocks and hearing it crashing into pools below is somewhat hypnotic as the water keeps flowing and that’s what I love so much. And it can sometimes be a disappointment, depending on what you’re expecting. Please note 'Peak District Walks' accepts no liability through any injuries or accidents that may result from walking our routes. It is best to carry plasters at all times. My first attempt visiting this waterfall was unsuccessful, after heavy rain the path on the opposite side was impossible to get to. The brook cascades down the gorge and as you follow the trail alongside it you’ll spot several small waterfalls as well as some larger ones depending on the weather! This beautiful spot on the River Dane is unique as it’s also the point where three counties meet (Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire). derbytelegraph. This waterfall is another on the route of the Pennine Way, if you’re keeping count it’s the third one I’ve mentioned on this list. Below is a 12-mile circular loop from Binn Green car park. A famous beauty spot in the Peak District has been spotted behaving a little differently to usual. In the past, pack ponies once could drink, having a rest from carrying their heavy panniers or saddlebags. Summer months are great for waterfall hunting but it is fun to see them at different times of the year. A cottage nearby: Cave End Cottage – sleeps 3. Birchen Clough waterfall is located not far from Dovestones Reservoir in Greater Manchester, the route also requires a small amount of scrambling as you make your way up Birchen Clough. 8. The valley is home to a series of magnificent waterfalls, ponds and the ancient ruins of three mills. There’s a footpath running alongside Near Black Clough to Bleaklow, but from the footpath, the waterfall is not visible. Read more, Edale via Kinder Downfall + Kinder Reservoir | 15-mile route, Hayfield via Red Brook scramble | 9-mile route, Snake Pass via Fairbrook + add on to Kinder Downfall | 8-Mile Route, Middle Black Clough waterfall walk | 2-Mile Route, Burbage Edge, Padley Gorge + Higgor Tor from Upper Burbage, Dovestone Reservoir walk + Trinnacles – Saddleworth, Laddow Rocks + Black Hill via Pennine Way From Crowden | 9-Mile Route, 5 Kinder Scout routes from Edale | 8, 9 + 10-miles, Mam Tor via Jacob’s Ladder from Edale | 10-miles, Crowden Clough Scramble (Via Grindslow Knoll) | 6-Mile Route, Kinder Scout Walks (via Jacob’s Ladder) From Edale, Kinder Scout Walk (via Fairbrook) From Snake Pass | 8-Mile Route, Blackden Brook to Kinder Plateau (Scramble + Waterfall Route), Derwent Edge Circular Walk (via Lost Lad + Back Tor) | 8-Mile Route, Derwent Edge Walk From Ladybower Reservoir (Fairholmes) | 10-Mile Route, 7 Ways to Celebrate The Peak District 70th Anniversary, Stanton Moor Plantations + Oaker Hill Trig Walk from Birchover | 10-Mile Route, Magpie Mine Short Walk From Ashford-in-the-Water | 5.5 Mile Route, Featherbed Moss, Holme Moss (Black Hill) + Hey Edge Trig Walk From Crowden | 11-Mile Route, Magpie Mine Walk (+ Monsal Dale) From Ashford-in-the-Water | 8-Mile Route. 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