Parked up at lay by just below Curbar Gap car park.
Plan A was to follow a walk from a book which was to drop down to the Derwent valley at Curbar. This changed to Plan B after chatting to a couple who were just setting off on a walk.
So Plan B was a walk along Baslow edge for about 3/4 mile and then take the footpath which drops down into Baslow. Over the bridge near the church and then pick up the footpath by the Derwent.
It took me a while finding the correct footpath near Bubnell farm.From there I followed the path down to Calver, over the road and then along the path past Stocking farm. Just after the wier the path crosses a road (New Bridge I think). The path drops down to the river but after a few hundred yards took me to a road (Sheffield / Froggat Road) - I backtracked (half way back to Calver in the end) but couldn't figure out which the correct footpath was to take along the valley to Grindleford.
So Plan C - I decided to pick up the footpath from Froggat up to the Edge. After a tidy climb I reached the point on the edge where Curbar Edge becomes Froggat Edge. Stopped for lunch here. I can't think of anywhere better to have lunch than sat on a gritstone edge in Derbyshire on a warm dry day - brilliant !!
Back along Curbar Edge enjoying the fantastic views across the Derwent Valley to the gap and back down to the car.
I'll definitely do this walk again - figure out the footpath to Grindleford and then do the entire length of Froggat Edge and Curbar Edge
OL 24 White Peak. About 7 miles (includes missed footpaths !!)
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