Walk Route Map d189 White Edge (Big Moor) and Curbar Edge from Grindleford Station

Walk d189 White Edge (Big Moor) and Curbar Edge from Grindleford Station

Fine Edge walk with great views

Vital Statistics:

Length:	10¾mls (17km)
Ascent:	1,493ft (455m)
Time:	5½hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk d189 White Edge (Big Moor) and Curbar Edge from Grindleford Station pdf

Route outline for walk d189:

Grindleford Station - Oaks Wood - Nether Padley - White Edge Moor - Hurkling Stone - White Edge - White Edge (Big Moor) - White Edge (Big Moor) (South East Top) - Curbar Gap - Baslow Edge - Eaglestone Flat - Eagle Stone - Wellington's Monument - Over End - Baslow - The Derwent Valley Heritage Way - Bridge End - River Derwent - Bubnell - Townend Wood - St Mary's Wood - Curbar - Stocking Farm - New Bridge - Froggatt Bridge - Derwent Farm - Horse Hay Coppice - Grindleford - Grindleford Station

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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English
Mountains

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Wainwrights

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English
Nuttalls

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English
Deweys

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Wainwright
Outlying Fells

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Marilyns

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Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is White Edge (Big Moor) at 366m (1201ft). White Edge (Big Moor) is known as an English Bridget. The summit of White Edge (Big Moor) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of White Edge (Big Moor) (South East Top) at 365m (1197ft). The summit of White Edge (Big Moor) (South East Top) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Derwent Valley Heritage Way, an 82km (51 miles) linear footpath connecting Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire, with Derwent Mouth, Shardlow in Derbyshire, England. The Derwent Valley Heritage Way is waymarked by named discs with a yellow arrow. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Derwent Valley Heritage Way.

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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d189 White Edge (Big Moor) and Curbar Edge from Grindleford Station

In no particular order . . .

The Road to Curbar from Curbar Edge

Photo: Ron MacDonald (6)

Bridge over The River Derwent, Baslow Village

Photo: Tim Simmonds (19)

The River Derwent from Froggatt Bridge

Photo: Mike Walker (448)

White Edge (Big Moor) (South East Top) trig point

Photo: Ian Windle (2)

The River Derwent from Froggatt Bridge

Photo: Mike Walker (449)

Baslow Edge from Curbar Gap with a storm approaching from South

Photo: David Hague (33)

The River Derwent at Curbar

Photo: Shara Higgins (2)

Derwent Valley in January

Photo: Leah Grayson (1)

Baslow Edge from below

Photo: Maggie Kay (2)

White Edge (Big Moor) (South East Top)

Photo: Dick Rix (8)

The path along the top of White Edge (Big Moor)

Photo: Michael Davidson (7)

The trig point on the summit of White Edge (Big Moor) (South East Top)

Photo: Michael Davidson (6)

Wellington's Monument on Baslow Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (443)

Baslow Church

Photo: Mike Walker (454)

The trig point on the summit of White Edge (Big Moor) (South East Top)

Photo: Alf Graystone (12)

New Bridge over The River Derwent

Photo: Mike Walker (450)

White Edge (Big Moor) (South East Top) summit trig point

Photo: Michael Davidson (5)

Baslow Edge and Squeezer Stile from below

Photo: Maggie Kay (3)

Footpath sign below Baslow Edge

Photo: Maggie Kay (4)

On Froggatt Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (447)

Shelter/ruin on the summit of White Edge (Big Moor)

Photo: Michael Davidson (8)

Waterfalls above Muiseal on the lower slopes of Ben Hope

Photo: Mike Walker (455)

Curbar Edge from Baslow Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (446)

The River Derwent near Calver

Photo: Mike Walker (451)

Curbar, Calver, The Derwent Valley and Baslow from Baslow Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (445)

Looking towards The Grouse Inn from White Edge (Big Moor)

Photo: David Hague (27)

Looking towards Stoney Middleton from Curbar Gap

Photo: David Hague (31)

The Companion Stone on Eaglestone Flat

Photo: Mike Walker (442)

Looking down on Calver from Curbar Gap

Photo: David Hague (32)

The view from Baslow Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (444)

Military Jet passing Baslow Edge

Photo: David Moorcroft (1)

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