Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow)

Superb Derbyshire views from two edges


Route outline for walk d248:

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




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

hewitt
0
English
Mountains
Wainwright
0
Wainwrights
 English Nuttalls
0
English
Nuttalls
Dewey
0
English
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells
marilyn
0
Marilyns
Bridget
1
Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) at 302m (991ft). Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

The Peak District National Park


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL24 The Peak District - White Peak area


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

119 Buxton & Matlock, Bakewell & Dove Dale


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow)

In no particular order . . .

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Royal Soverin - the third of three huge boulders that form The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Royal Soverin - the third of three huge boulders that form The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (63)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Looking towards Stoney Middleton from Curbar Gap

Looking towards Stoney Middleton from Curbar Gap

Photo: David Hague (31)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (11)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - At Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

At Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Photo: Ken Pykett (1)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - The Robin Hood beside Birchen Edge Car Park

The Robin Hood beside Birchen Edge Car Park

Photo: Mike Walker (433)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Nelson's Monument on Birchen Edge

Nelson's Monument on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (437)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - On Froggatt Edge

On Froggatt Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (447)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Looking north to Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Looking north to Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Photo: Mike Walker (67)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Baslow Edge from below

Baslow Edge from below

Photo: Maggie Kay (2)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Photo: Mike Walker (59)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - The view from Birchen Edge summit

The view from Birchen Edge summit

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (16)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - The three huge rocks known as 'Three Ships' on Birchen Edge

The three huge rocks known as 'Three Ships' on Birchen Edge

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (13)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Curbar, Calver, The Derwent Valley and Baslow from Baslow Edge

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

Photo: Mike Walker (445)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Rock cliffs above Jumble Coppice

Rock cliffs above Jumble Coppice

Photo: Russell Hubbard (18)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Victory (left), Defiance and Royal Soverin (right) - the three large boulders that form The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Victory (left), Defiance and Royal Soverin (right) - the three large boulders that form The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (60)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Photo: Martin Meggs (1)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - The Road to Curbar from Curbar Edge

The Road to Curbar from Curbar Edge

Photo: Ron MacDonald (6)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Birchen Edge

Birchen Edge

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (12)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Baslow from Gardom's Edge

Baslow from Gardom's Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (440)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - The view from the trig point on Birchen Edge

The view from the trig point on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (438)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Steps up through woodland towards Birchen Edge

Steps up through woodland towards Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (54)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Baslow Edge and Squeezer Stile from below

Baslow Edge and Squeezer Stile from below

Photo: Maggie Kay (3)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) from Birchen Edge trig point

Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) from Birchen Edge trig point

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (14)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Baslow Edge from Curbar Gap with a storm approaching from South

Baslow Edge from Curbar Gap with a storm approaching from South

Photo: David Hague (33)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Path from Chatsworth Park into Jumble Coppice

Path from Chatsworth Park into Jumble Coppice

Photo: Russell Hubbard (16)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - The view from Baslow Edge

The view from Baslow Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (444)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - The view from Birchen Edge

The view from Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (435)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Busy day with plenty of climbers on Birchen Edge

Busy day with plenty of climbers on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (65)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Looking along Birchen Edge from Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Looking along Birchen Edge from Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Photo: Mike Walker (58)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Looking down on Calver from Curbar Gap

Looking down on Calver from Curbar Gap

Photo: David Hague (32)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Rock cliffs above Jumble Coppice

Rock cliffs above Jumble Coppice

Photo: Russell Hubbard (17)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Birchen Edge

Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (434)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Birchen Edge summit trig point

Birchen Edge summit trig point

Photo: Mike Walker (68)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - The River Derwent at Curbar

The River Derwent at Curbar

Photo: Shara Higgins (2)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - The Companion Stone on Eaglestone Flat

The Companion Stone on Eaglestone Flat

Photo: Mike Walker (442)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - The view from Birchen Edge summit

The view from Birchen Edge summit

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (17)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Footpath sign below Baslow Edge

Footpath sign below Baslow Edge

Photo: Maggie Kay (4)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - The view from Birchen Edge summit

The view from Birchen Edge summit

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (10)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Military Jet passing Baslow Edge

Military Jet passing Baslow Edge

Photo: David Moorcroft (1)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Baslow from Birchen Edge

Baslow from Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (436)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Looking down from Birchen Edge

Looking down from Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (66)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Defiance - the middle of three huge boulders that form The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Defiance - the middle of three huge boulders that form The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (62)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Birchen Edge summit trig point

Birchen Edge summit trig point

Photo: Gilbert Rowbottom (15)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - The trig point on Birchen Edge

The trig point on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (439)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Footbridge across Heathy Lea Brook in Jumble Coppice - near The Robin Hood

Footbridge across Heathy Lea Brook in Jumble Coppice - near The Robin Hood

Photo: Russell Hubbard (19)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Wellington's Monument on Baslow Edge

Wellington's Monument on Baslow Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (443)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Birchen Edge near Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Birchen Edge near Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Photo: Mike Walker (57)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Path through woodland below Birchen Edge

Path through woodland below Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (55)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Approaching Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Approaching Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge)

Photo: Mike Walker (56)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) from The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Nelson's Monument (Birchen Edge) from The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (64)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Victory -  the first of three huge boulders that form The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Victory - the first of three huge boulders that form The Three Ships on Birchen Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (61)

Walk d248 Baslow Edge and Birchen Edge from The Robin Hood (Baslow) - Curbar Edge from Baslow Edge

Curbar Edge from Baslow Edge

Photo: Mike Walker (446)


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