Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)
302m (991ft)
The White Peak Area, The Peak District, Derbyshire, England
The summit of Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5.75ml (9km) |
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| Ascent: | 890ft (271m) |
| Time: | 3 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Easy) |
Route Summary:
Baslow - Bar Brook - The Cannon Kissing Gate - Chatsworth Park - Jubilee Rock - Jumble Coppice - Heathy Lea Brook - Robin Hood (Baslow) - Birchen Edge Car Park - Three Ships - Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) - Birchen Edge - Eaglestone Flat - Wellington's Monument - Eagle Stone - Over End - Baslow
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.25ml (10km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,103ft (336m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Birchen Edge Car Park - Jumble Coppice - Three Men - Cupola Cottage - Jack Flat - Wellington's Monument - Curbar Gap - Baslow Edge - Eagle Stone - Eaglestone Flat - Birchen Edge - Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) - Three Ships - Birchen Edge Car Park
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)
Ruth Mcfarlane walked up Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) during May, 2023 [from/via/route] Robin Hood pub [with] Loftuses
Angela Haworth climbed it on August 26th, 2022 [from/via/route] Robin Hood car park - Birchen Edge- Jack Flat - Bar Road - Chatsworth Park - Dobb Edge - Robin Hood car park [weather] Sunny & humid
Adrian Garside bagged it on August 8th, 2021 [from/via/route] Roadside parking to the north, plenty of space even for August, although I admit I had a plan B walk as sometimes its rammed here [with] Bob and his nose [weather] grey with showers - bagged the trigpoint too.
Zena-maria Staley hiked Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) on September 13th, 2020 [from/via/route] Robin Hood Inn, Birchen Edge, Baslow Edge, Baslow, Chatsworth, Dobb Edge. [with] Anthony Stevenson & Dave Slater [weather] Sunny. - Nice 8.5 mile walk around the lower edges.
Ken Davies summited on March 16th, 2019 [from/via/route] From robins hood pub [with] Bev,nig sarah [weather] Rainy - Done many times. Nice walk with good pub at end
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