We set off from Belper at 06:00 all four of us in our Robs car. We headed up to Curbar and parked in one of the parking bays just under Curbar Edge. We got booted up and walked down towards the village then made a left turn onto the footpath. This was one of the lower footpaths below Baslow Edge. It was a mixture of hard surface, single track footpaths and across open fields. The track leads towards the outskirts of Baslow then it heads uphill all the way to the start of Baslow Edge. A couple of fell runners came past us on the way up and the same one coming back down again. We found a nice bench at the top and that was just right for our breakfast. I had a wander to Wellingtons Monument and bumped into a friend of mine Daren Roe from my photo club. Couldn't get near the monument for Highland cattle, they were being a bit frisky and had calves with them so it was best to keep away. We walked back along the edge to Curbar Gap with Daren and then down to the car.
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| Sunrising over Beely Church |
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| We parked up on the road below Curbar /edge |
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| A memorial seat |
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| Not sure what this structure has been but looks like it had a window |
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| Fell runner passed us on the way up and then on the way down |
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| Chatsworth house in the distance |
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| The fell runner on the way down. |
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| Breakfast stop |
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| Bumped into a friend of mine at Wellingtons Monument |
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| Couldn't get near the monument for the cattle. |
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| Me on the Anvil Stone |
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| Daren at the /anvil Stone |
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| Just nice views towards Curbar Edge |
This was a nice little walk of 4 miles, with quite a climb from Baslow up to the edge. Some of these paths we havent been on before and although the light was poor we had some nice views.
See you next week
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