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Chatsworth Estate - Peak District Walk
Wednesday 28th February 2007
Having spent the last week listening to the weathermen predicting rain and then looking out the window at a blue sky for most of the day I decided today, despite the now usual prediction of heavy showers and rain, to risk a soaking. Except for one very light and brief shower, I was rewarded with an excellent few hours of walking through the well maintained and popular Chatsworth Estate, with superb views of the edges for the duration of the walk.
Start: Calton Lees car park (SK 2589 6858)
Route: Calton Lees car park - Calton Houses - Calton Pastures - Moatless Plantation - Edensor - Chatsworth House - Derwent Valley Heritage Way - Calton Lees car park
Distance: 6 miles Ascent: 232 metres Time Taken: 2 hrs 50 mins
Weather: High cloud with some bright spells and a strong wind.
Pub Visited: None Ale Drunk: None
![Harland Edge Harland Edge](2007-02-28/harland%20edge.jpg)
Harland Edge from Calton Houses.
![Rabbit Warren & Harland Edge Rabbit Warren & Harland Edge](2007-02-28/harland%201.jpg)
Rabbit Warren in front of Harland Edge.
![Russian Cottage & Hunting Tower Russian Cottage & Hunting Tower](2007-02-28/hunting%20tower%20&%20russian%20cottage.jpg)
From the top of Calton Pastures looking across New Piece Wood. The building in the foreground is Russian Cottage, a present to the 6th Duke of Devonshire from Tsar Nicholas I. Further back Hunting Tower can be seen, with Birchen and Gardom's Edges on the horizon.
![Russian Cottage Russian Cottage](2007-02-28/russian%20cottage.jpg)
Russian Cottage.
![Baslow Edge Baslow Edge](2007-02-28/baslow%20edge.jpg)
Baslow Edge, from the same spot.
![Stanage Edge Stanage Edge](2007-02-28/stanage%20edge.jpg)
Moving further round Higger Tor and Stanage Edge are also in view.
![Moatless Plantation Moatless Plantation](2007-02-28/moatless%20plantation.jpg)
Moatless Plantation.
![Calton Pastures Calton Pastures](2007-02-28/carlton%20pastures.jpg)
Calton Pastures from Moatless Plantation.
![Baslow & Curbar Edges Baslow & Curbar Edges](2007-02-28/baslow.jpg)
Baslow Edge (L) and Curbar Edge (R).
![Hunting Tower Hunting Tower](2007-02-28/hunting%20tower.jpg)
Hunting Tower, also known as Stand Tower, was built in 1582 for Bess of Hardwick and her husband Sir William Cavendish.
![Chatsworth House Chatsworth House](2007-02-28/chatsworth.jpg)
Chatsworth House with the River Derwent running in front of it.
![River Derwent River Derwent](2007-02-28/derwent.jpg)
River Derwent.
![Chatsworth Estate Chatsworth Estate](2007-02-28/chatsworth%20estate.jpg)
Looking across Chatsworth estate towards Baslow and Froggatt Edges.
![Baslow, Curbar & Froggatt Edge Baslow, Curbar & Froggatt Edge](2007-02-28/curbar%20edge.jpg)
Baslow and Froggatt Edges.
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