Another early start today, and a walk all by myself. Donna was again working, so I dropped her off outside work at 7:10am and was parked up on a little lane out in a very frosty Peak District at 7:30am. The skies were clear and there was some lovely red in the sky as the sun gradually worked it's way up from below the horizon.
I'd come to a 'new' area to walk; not completely new as I've walked a lot in this part of the Peaks but not this particular area. I wanted to walk along Gardom's Edge and also Birchen Edge. I've seen them in the distance many times, but as public rights of way are not that prevalent across the area I'd kept away. Much of the walking in that area is simply open access, with some paths and a lot of sheep trails.
So I started with some time spent on Gardom's Edge, mingling with the sheep as I looked for places to take some early morning photos across the valley below. I then followed the edge, then across some open moor and down towards the outskirts of Baslow before heading back uphill.
As I reached the public car-park near the Robin Hood pub on the A619, I bore left and followed the path up Birchens Edge. I could have taken the steady incline but instead went short and sharp with about 200m up a very steep rocky path. I was very out of breath when I reached the top, but no pain no gain.
The main point of interest on this edge is the pinnacle of Nelson's Monument, shadowed by the three large stones called the Three Ships. Not sure of the history behind why these are here, but they definitely provide something to admire and chat about.
After following the edge around the corner I headed back across the boggy moor (falling along the way) to the car. A 3hr walk, around 6 miles and as often is the case out here, very enjoyable and quite nice just to be able to do exactly what you want when walking, and when you want to.
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