Baslow and the Five (or Six) Edges, 14th August 2022



 John J led this walk with three visitors, exploring the gritstone edges of Derbyshire and the high moorland on the eastern fringes of the Peak District.  Fine views up and down the Derwent Valley and towards Lincolnshire.



The start at the Birchen Edge car park near the Robin Hood

Approaching Nelson's Monument after a scramble up to Birchen Edge

Nelson' Three Ships - a prominant landmark

Nelson's Monument

View along Birchen Edge

Rabbit Stone on Birchen Edge

White Edge

Welcome drinks stop

At the Grouse

Froggatt Edge

Grindleford from the lunch stop on Froggatt Edge
Stoke Hall Quarry on the road from Grindleford to Eyam - supplier of sandstone since 1835

Curbar Edge

Baslow Edge

Eagle Stone

Wellington's Monument

Down to Sheffield Road from Wellington's Monument

The Six-Edge group diverting to the ice cream van

At last, a drink at the Robin Hood

11 or 12 miles