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Baslow Edge - Peak District Walk
Friday 6th June 2014
A late evening stroll in the hope of catching a sunset at the end of it.
Start: Curbar Gap car park (SK 2615 7470)
Route: Curbar Gap car park - Calver - Derwent Valley Way - Baslow Edge - Bar Road - Baslow Edge - Curbar Gap car park
Distance: 4.5 miles Ascent: 226 metres Time Taken: 2 hours 10 mins
Terrain: Clear paths and roads
Weather: Warm
Pub Visited: Bridge Inn, Calver Ale Drunk: Old Speckled Hen
![Curbar Edge Curbar Edge](2014-06-06/curbar.jpg)
Looking across to Curbar Edge as we head down to Calver.
![Curbar Edge Curbar Edge](2014-06-06/curbar1.jpg)
The view of the edge improves as we get closer to the road.
![Derwent Valley Way Derwent Valley Way](2014-06-06/dvw.jpg)
From Calver we followed the Derwent Valley Way across fields.
![River Derwent River Derwent](2014-06-06/reflections.jpg)
The reflections in the Derwent grab my attention.
![Derwent River Derwent River](2014-06-06/derwent.jpg)
More reflections in the river.
![Derwent Valley Derwent Valley](2014-06-06/valley.jpg)
As we head up Bar Road the sun lights up the fields around Baslow.
![Gardom's Edge Gardom's Edge](2014-06-06/gardom.jpg)
The sun lights up the rocks on Gardom's Edge.
![Chatsworth House Chatsworth House](2014-06-06/chatsworth.jpg)
As we clear the trees on Bar Road we turned around to see Chatsworth House turning golden as the evening sun catches it.
![Win Hill Win Hill](2014-06-06/sunset.jpg)
As we reach the end of Baslow Edge the light is fading fast but the clouds mean the sunset isn't going to get any better than this tonight.
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