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Birchen Edge - Peak District Walk
Saturday 12th February 2011
As Saturday was forecast as the best day of the weekend we decided to take Saturday off and head out for a walk. As I'm slowly working my way back to a reasonable level of fitness I wanted a walk that was not only fairly flat but also offered me the opportunity to cut it short if I needed to. Whilst I have visited all of these edges on different walks I have never combined the three of them before. Having now done so I can see this become a walk that I will be doing quite frequently in the future.
Start: Birchen Edge car park (SK 2808 7211)
Route: Birchen Edge car park - Birchen Edge (TP) - Curbar Gap - Baslow Edge - Baslow - Chatsworth - Dobb Edge - Birchen Edge car park
Distance: 7.5 miles Ascent: 380 metres Time Taken: 3 hours 55 mins
Terrain: Good paths and moorland.
Weather: Warm and sunny.
Pub Visited: The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Baslow Ale Drunk: Jennings Cumberland
![Longstone Moor Longstone Moor](2011-02-12/longstone%20moor.jpg)
Longstone Moor in the distance as we start to climb onto Birchen Edge.
![Longstone Moor Longstone Moor](2011-02-12/longstone%20moor%201.jpg)
A few minutes later and the view opens out even further.
![Birchen Edge Birchen Edge](2011-02-12/birchen%20edge.jpg)
Nelson's Monument and the Three Ships as we head along Birchen Edge.
![Three Ships Three Ships](2011-02-12/three%20ships.jpg)
A closer look at the Three Ships.
![Nelson's Monument Nelson's Monument](2011-02-12/nelsons%20monument.jpg)
Nelson's Monument with Longstone Moor in the background.
![Birchen Edge Birchen Edge](2011-02-12/birchen%20edge1.jpg)
Baslow Edge from Birchen Edge.
![Trig Trig](2011-02-12/trig.jpg)
White Edge from the trig on Birchen Edge.
![White Edge White Edge](2011-02-12/white%20edge.jpg)
Looking towards our next destination, White Edge, as we head across the very wet section of moor below Birchen Edge.
![Companion Stone Companion Stone](2011-02-12/companion%20stone.jpg)
One of the new Companion Stones at Curbar Gap.
![Stoop Stoop](2011-02-12/stoop.jpg)
One of the old guide stoop that inspired the companion stones project. Birchen Edge in the distance.
![Curbar Edge Curbar Edge](2011-02-12/curbar%20edge.jpg)
The sun lights up Curbar Edge as we start out along Baslow Edge.
![Baslow Edge Baslow Edge](2011-02-12/curbar%20edge1.jpg)
Win Hill is just about visible in the distance as we walk along Baslow Edge.
![Baslow Edge Baslow Edge](2011-02-12/baslow%20edge.jpg)
Curbar Edge from the far end of Baslow Edge.
![Gardom's Edge Gardom's Edge](2011-02-12/gardom%20edge.jpg)
Gardom's and Birchen Edge as we reach the end of Baslow Edge.
![Baslow Edge Baslow Edge](2011-02-12/baslow%20edge1.jpg)
Baslow Edge from Chatsworth. One of my favourite moments when I'm driving this way is the first view of the edges from Chatsworth.
![Calton Pastures Calton Pastures](2011-02-12/calton%20pastures.jpg)
Looking towards Calton Pastures as we make our way towards the woods in Chatsworth.
![Longstone Edge Longstone Edge](2011-02-12/longstone%20edge.jpg)
Longstone Edge from Chatsworth.
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