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• Another good Kinder Scout circuit is to park just east of the Snake Inn and follow Fairbrook to the top, where you reach the path around the edge of Kinder plateau. Parking is available on the A57 Snake Pass is just before you reach the Inn when travelling away from Sheffield. The start of the path is on the opposite side of the road, probably a little downhill from where you park. It goes though a woodland, down to a bridge over a small river. Turn right to follow the beautiful path up Fairbrook. This starts as a valley (right hand image at the top of the page) and opens onto the moorland. Personally, it is my favourite route up, I have used it many times more that the other routes onto the Kinder Scout plateau. At the head of Fairbrook, either turn right and follow the path along the edge of the plateau to find the Snake path for your descent or, take a compass bearing of south and walk for about half a mile to reach the twin outcrops known as Kinder Gates. This used to be a challenge in navigation across featureless moorland with the usual peat hags but a path is now developing as more people follow this logical and worthwhile route. Follow the Kinder river to the Kinder downfall (absolutely magical after snow or heavy frost), leaving the plateau to descend via the Snake path. Watch the navigation in the woods if it is getting dark, we ended up walking a fair way back along the road after missing the path back to our starting point. Oops!