The Kinder Walk is organised on behalf of the Derbyshire County Scout Council and is open to all members of the Scout and Guide Associations, subject to the various trophy categories.

The Kinder Walk itself is approximately 29km and the Kinder Challenge is around 16km. The Walk is aimed at older Scouts, Explorer Scouts, Guides and members of Scout Network. It is a challenge of map reading and stamina in this exciting and rugged area of the Peak District.

The walk is a team event – for teams of between 2 and 5, see Categories and eligibility for details. Times vary between 3 and 8 hours, maybe this will be the year to break the record and yours could be the team to do it!!

The Next Event

The date for the event is 30th September 2012.
The 2012 handbook will be available in June 2012

The 2011 Event

We had an increased entry again this year with a total of 63 teams actually starting the event – 36 in the Walk and 27 in the Challenge.

We were delighted to welcome our first entries from the Guide section - well done to the three teams from the 2nd Ashbourne Guides who all completed the Challenge in under 5 hours – a creditable performance.

Fastest time for the Walk was 3 hours 18 minutes and fastest for the Challenge was 2 hours 40 minutes. We were also pleased to present the Pennine Shield to 3rd Codnor Scout team – the first time we have had entries for this category since we introduced the Challenge in 2008.

My thanks are extended to all the many helpers on the event – Kinder Walk Committee, Derby Mountain Rescue Team, County Team and fellow Scouters without whom we could not run the event. We do of course hope them all back for the 2012 event!

Lost Property

As usual we do have some items left after the event. If you have lost:

• A ‘EuroPython 2011 ‘ black T shirt
• A battered aluminium drinks bottle
• Grey cup with ‘Ian Humphrey’ written on the base
• A Dark Peak map with ‘1st Inkersall’ written on the front
• a small grey ‘FILA’ hoody

then contact kinderwalk@derbyshirescouts.org and we will try to reunite you with the item.

History

The first competition was held in October 1967 for the newly formed section of Venture Scouting. It was organised by the then Blagreaves Venture Scout Unit for Venture Unit teams from the Derby Area, there were a total of seven teams took part with the winning team being Derwent VSU in a time of 7 hours 56 minutes. The route was a circular one of 26 miles starting and finishing at Chapel en le Frith by way of Edale, Kinder, Hayfield, Buxworth and Combs. The weather for this first event was rain, rain and more rain!! The entry increased in 1968 to eleven teams with entries invited from beyond Derby, even one team from Huddersfield. Winners that year were Derwent 'B' team in a time of 9 hours 31.

In the early years the route was not disclosed until the day of the walk, a different route being used each year. After a lapse of two years the event was resurrected in 1993 using basically the same route we have today. Over the years the trophy categories and their eligibilities have changed, the current categories reflecting the changes in age ranges in the Scout Association.

In 2008 we introduced the Kinder Challenge in an effort to encourage the younger members both into walking in the Peak and to participate in competitive walking events.