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2023.02.15 Wednesday - start Baslow Nether End SK.259:722, NW across A619 rd at pedestrian lights & along Eaton Hill (Rd) then turn ~N to start of Bar Rd SK.256:725, ~NNE up 'tarred Road' (but 'a track' after houses) to quarry at SK.262:736 (for tea break), U-turn down for ~30m and take FP ~ENE along boundary fence for ~500m then turn down ~SE for ~350m to cross stone FB - a packhorse bridge over Bar Brook (below a concrete access road bridge to a house above), ~S to cross A621 Rd at SK.268:733, continue ~SSE (gradually climbing up to Gardom's Edge South End  and U turning NNW at SK.272:726 to Three Men (originally a late Neolithic barrow, later reformed in 18th century to  commemorate three shepherds who died in the snow), follow boundary wall in OAL ~NE for ~120m then N for about 200m passing various features - a Neolithic wall / bank enclosing a large area south-west to Gardom's Edge and an earthfast boulder with various 'cup and ring' marks, dating from the the later Neolithic or early Bronze Age - the design is open to question - reader - imagine your own story ). At SK.273:730 head ~E to below & short of Trig Beacon and turn ~SSE below Birchen Edge continuing to Robin Hood Farm, follow B6050 Rd then A619 Rd past Robin Hood PH, to SK.278:721 and cross ~S over road, very steeply down steps ~SE to cross FB  over Heathy Lee Brook below, continue ~W for ~1km and cross Stile (just to South of Jumble Coppice), turn SSE along boundary up to Dobb Edge turning SSW towards The Hunting Tower, but then continuing S passing The Tower. About 600m South of the Tower we stopped briefly to view to the West the Sowter Stone, Aqueduct, and The Cascade and Chatsworth House seen from above. We continued ~S for about 900m turning ~E then then SSE over a Ladder Stile at SK.270:591, on path ~SE thru OAL past Rabbit Warren and later turning E for 400m to cross a Ladder Stile at SK.284:684, ~SSE / E to cross stream / then SSW for 250m / ~N for 80m then W all thru Hell Bank Plantation then ~WSW following Beeley Brook and joining road which turns ~WNW to pass Beeley Church and then across the B6012 Road, ~NNW for 900m on path then cross Road Bridge over The River Derwent to West bank and then Northward along it for about 1.8km to cross road / access bridge at SK.257:702, continue N (now on East Bank) 1.9km (NNE at end thru Park Side) the thru gate and WNW back to start.

Leader - Simon Gray - 17 on walk - distance 19.6km (~12.5 miles) - walk from ~10.30am to 4.30pm - 6 hours - average about 2miles per hour including breaks.

Thanks to Simon for information supplied and corrections to text - any mistakes are my own.

2 Snowdrops in the small park at Baslow Nether End

3 This map at Baslow Nether End effectively shows the start of the walk and the way to Bar Road

8 Leader near the small park at Baslow Nether End brief the walkers about the walk ahead

9 catkins - a sign of Spring

10 view of the 'Elizabeth Regina' sign - now due to be changed to 'Charles Rex'

11 a view across at Gardom's Edge to which we later crossed over Sheffield Road lower down to left and climbed up gradually to top of Edge at right.

17 The quarry on Bar Road where we had morning tea break

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26 we went a short distance back down Bar Road and followed boundary wall ~ENE somewhere below Wellingtons Monument - unseen above us

29 turning down towards a Packhorse Bridge then towards Sheffield Road which we later crossed into the area below Gardom's Edge

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40 The Packhorse bridge over Bar Brook crossed before reaching Sheffield Road
42 a private road bridge to a house above the Packhorse Bridge
43 Bar Brook running down roughly parallel to Sheffield Road
44 the tail-end crossing the packhorse bridge
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52 we have now crossed Sheffield Road (A621) and are heading SSE up to the Southern top end of Gardom's Edge
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60 now at the Southern top end of Gardom's Edge. (About 400m East from this gate is Moorside Farm - not on our route but Farm seen later from Birchen Edge - picture 110)

63 we 'U- turned' roughly NNW from the gate in the the picture above.

65 looking across East at Nelson's Column on Birchen Edge

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67 Three piles of stones marking the place where three shepherds perished in the snow

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71 now about to pass some Ancient Remains on the way to the Northern End of Birchen Edge

82 Neolithic wall / bank enclosing a large area south-west of Gardom's Edge

86 An earthfast boulder with various 'cup and ring' marks, dating from the later Neolithic or early Bronze Age

88 enlargement as above - can you interpret what it means?

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91 Possibly in distance - Curbar / Froggatt Edges to left and White Edge seen between trees?

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94 Closer to Birchen Edge and Nelsons Column
96 we passed along the bottom of Birchen Edge heading roughly SSE towards Robin Hoods Farm
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100 rock climbers
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110 looking across West at Moorside Farm
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114 The Robin Hood PH
116 Farm next to the PH on the A619
119 We have crossed the A619 road and are going steeply down to cross Heathy Lee Brook below

121 Footbridge over Heathy Lee Brook
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124 heading ~W to Jumble Coppice
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129 at ladder stile ahead near Jumble Coppice we turned roughly S up to then along Dobb Edge
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132 but first we had lunch between Jumble Coppice and Dobb Edge.
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139 replanting being done in several areas but species not known

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142 View to West - pond atop Sowter Stone and Aqueduct further out below - both constructed in 1830's (Joseph Paxton). Chatsworth House visible in the far distance.
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147 passing through Rabbit Warren
148 approaching Ladder Stile before the start of Hell Bank Plantation (some trees at top seen here)
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151 route beyond stile is quite complicated - several possible misleading paths to be avoided
152 top of Beeley Brook - just below crossing it the next picture
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155 Beeley Brook continues
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158 likely to be a problem crossing Beeley Brook here after heavy continuous rain?

159 St Anne's Church in Beeley

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162 looking up The River Derwent from the Beeley Church end - is the One Arch Bridge visible?

163 One Arch Bridge over The River Derwent at the south end of Chatsworth Park (1759-61 - designed by James Paine) - seen looking away (downstream) from Chatsworth with some of our party crossing it

164 The Old Mill in Chatsworth Park - Paine's Mill (1761-2). Damaged by falling trees in storm of 1962

167 several weirs across the River Derwent before Chatsworth House

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169 Chatsworth House to right behind weir

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172 Chatsworth House with The Hunting Tower behind above.

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177 The main bridge over The River Derwent to Chatsworth House. Paine's - Three Arch Bridge - 1759-61
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180 looking up The River Derwent - cricket ground to the right
181 Thatched cottages at Nether End near our starting point
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