Birchen Edge and Gardom's Edge

The walk starts from the Birchen Edge car park beside the Robin Hood inn, on the A619 east of Baslow. A path climbs to Birchen Edge and runs along it to Nelson's Monument, a stone pillar put up in 1810, and the three boulders beside it carved with the names of his ships. The route goes on north over the moor to the crossroads at Clod Hall, follows the old Bar Road track west to Wellington's Monument, a cross of 1866, and drops to cross the A621. It returns south below Gardom's Edge, past the cairn of the Three Men, and down the fields to the A619.

It is 6.9 km with 240 m of ascent; allow about 2½ hours. The grade is Easy.

The moor between Birchen Edge and the crossroads is rough, narrow underfoot and sometimes boggy. The edges are unfenced, with steep drops on Gardom's Edge. Take care of traffic at the Clod Hall crossroads, where the road narrows, and when crossing the A621. Highland cattle graze here: the Eastern Moors Partnership asks for dogs to be on a lead near livestock, and for walkers to keep to the paths from March to August, when birds nest on the ground.

The car park charges. There are no toilets. There is no station nearby.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.