I parked at Curbar Gap. Easier than Grindleford Station yesterday. PaybyPhone. They have a machine if you don't have the app. And NT and RSPB membership is good. The path to Curbar Edge goes out the west of the car park up past a picnic/play area to two gates. Then it’s an easy walk with lovely views all the way to the Grouse Inn along Curbar and then Froggatt Edge not forgetting a pause to look at the stone circle. Meadow Cranesbill were out in force. Reaching the road a path leads downhill to a car park then back up to the Inn avoiding having to walk on the busy road. Then the same path as yesterday up towards White Edge but right at the branch instead of left, heading towards White Lodge. .But not quite. Just before the Lodge there is a path uphill to the right which leads over the nascent edge and onto Big Moor. It’s a lovely walk across this to the B6054.
There is a path on the moor side of the wall so you can avoid the road going SW to pick up the track to Barbrook Reservoir. But I took the road side to avoid a huge herd of cows that had picked just hereabouts to cluster. There is a side path so you don’t have to walk on the road. Reaching the gate to the Barbrook track I plunged boldly through the cattle and was a bit relieved to reach a fence after about half a km and escape them through a gate. They didn’t eat me. Now it was a long walk south to the A621. A bit past Barbrook is a smaller body of water where people were happily swimming. I was tempted to join. Reaching the main road I avoided walking on itg much by taking the track oppposote towards Ramsley Reservoir and then the minor road back to the A621 just before the turn for Curbar Gap. Nearly home now, up the gentle track to Wellington’s monument, passing the famous Baslow Edge Highland cattle grazing low down near the road, then back along Baslow Edge to the carpark.
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