Thursday Walk 15th August

[Peter Hammond]

Park at Curbar Gap GR:-262746 for
an 11am start.
Route – Curbar & Froggatt edges,
Froggatt Bridge, riverside walk to Baslow.
Back via Baslow Edge (lower path)
Distance approx 7 miles.
Tea/coffee and sticky’s after at the cafe
in Calver.
See you there.
Pete

[Peter Hammond]

Walk Report
8 of us left Curbar Gap heading west along
Curbar Edge in quite a cold wind giving us
an Autumnal feel to the day. At least the
ground was hard and sandy making easy
going underfoot. Overcast skies threatened
rain but luckily only amounted to the odd
drop as we sat for coffee break close to
Froggatt bridge. See photo below.
A pleasant walk along the river Derwent
was interrupted by a very low flying Apache
helicopter complete with full armament.
Hopefully just out on a training flight!
Our route along the river ended at the rear
of Baslow church where we took advantage
of the bench seating to have lunch. See pic.
After crossing the main road from the church
it was then up the long steep hill to the path
underneath Baslow Edge. Cows with calves
across the path were negotiated with care
especially after hearing the tale from one
of our number whose friend had been trampled
by cows not long ago.
On reaching the cars we decided to round of
our walk with “tea & stickys” courtesy of the
Penny Pot cafe in Calver. See also pic below.
Apart from experiencing the cuisine we did
watch the forecast rain belt down which was
a bonus to have missed on our walk.
Thanks to all who came and for your company.
Pete

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