Last updated 17.8.2011
| Date | 23 August 2011 - White Edge and the Derwent |
| Walk Info | [031] Along White Edge before going to Hay Wood for a "Zimmy Special" coffee stop. We head south on the banks of the Derwent to Calver and on to Baslow, where we take a less-usual route to Baslow Edge to finish. |
| Distance | 16.7 km |
| Ascents | 425 m |
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Leader (long walk) |
David Nutt..........[01 509 827 401] --and-- [07 549 179 745] |
| Walk Info (short walk) |
[031z] The walk starts the same way as the longer one and shares the special coffee stop. It arrives at a pleasant pub in Calver and finishes with a formidable 300m climb. If you can persuade your car driver to collect you at the pub then the route is 10.5km and 80m of ascent. |
| Distance | 12.4 km |
| Ascents | 355 m |
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Leader (short walk) |
Joan Murray..........[01 509 842 508] --and-- [07 586 377 618] |
| Start | In car park near crest of the hill. |
| Grid Ref | SK 262 747 |
| Travel | A619 from Chesterfield to Baslow. Then A623 to Calver. On entering the village turn R into the road set back from the main one. Take the right hand road of the pair and follow it steeply uphill for less than a mile. Car park on left.
Google Maps time from Loughborough 63 min for 52 miles |
 Try clicking on the signpost to get a map. Then zoom out for a suitable route-plan map There will be a link at the base of the map giving a "nearest postcode" for your Satnav. |
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| Aerial map of start |
For Google satellite map of the start point, click here. |
| Extra Info | The car park is pay and display, but there are free parking places down the hill to the W. The coffee stop is rather charming. |
| Toilets at start? | No. Suggest calling at Baslow en route. |