The gritstone edge walking podcasts will introduce you to walking in the Peak District. Each podcast covers a single walk talking you through an interesting area of the Peak DIstrict. Here you will find walks mainly in the Dark Peak area including the Eastern Edges, Kinder, Bleaklow and a few outside these areas.

Eastern Edges

• Headstone
• The Magnificent Stanage Edge.
• Hallam & Burbage Moor
• Bamford Moor
• Around Burbage Valley
• Millstone and Lawrencefield Edges
• Froggatt, Curbar, Baslow and White Edges
• Birchen & Gardoms Edges
• Chatsworth grounds and Edge

Headstone.

Driving down the A57 east towards Sheffield there is an obvious "Stone"set in the moors on the south of the road. This is the Head Stone. The Head Stone is reached by walking down through Wyming Brook and then over the moors. Back is via Redmires reservoirs. Given this is on the edge of Sheffield this walk, like the Hallam Moors are not too busy. A great half day walk over the moors.

Stanage Edge looking south.

The gritstone edges running along the east of the Dark Peak are unique to the Peak District. Stanage is the grandest of all these gritstone edges running some 6km in length. Best viewed from a distance. This route takes you along the full length, walking above and below the crags.

Looking back over Hallam Moor to Rudd Hill.

Hallam and Burbage Moors are large tracts of typical Peak District moorland. The edges of the moor make for a good walk including, as it does, Stanage and Burbage edges. The views on the east of this walk are predominantly over to Sheffieldindicating the nearness of this city to open hillside.

Bamford Moor and Ladybower.

This route climbs up to Bamford Edge from the north of Bamford Moor. Then it is a walk around the high ground of Bamford Moor back to Javis Clough with great views over to Stanage. Bamford Moor was for many years a no go area for walkers although it is now within Access Land.The moor itself between Bamford and Stanage Edges, is pathless and the valley between the two edges is very boggy, so this walk avoids this area.Throughout there are great views, especially along the top of Bamford Edge with the views north to Ladybower reservoir and over to Win Hill over in the west.

View up Burbage Valley.

The Burbage Valley is a short distance from the edge of Sheffield and a popular destination. Burbage Edge itself is a typical Gritstone Edge with the rock climbs being great for introductory rock climbing. On most days you will see many a keen climber out practising their skills.The rocks on Higgar Tor are in a different and more difficult class. This walk begins at the Surprise View car park, at the south of the Burbage valley, and climbs up to Higgar Tor before walking north to thetop of Burbage valley by the road bridge. The way south is along the top of Burbage Edge than a nice walk down by the lower Burbage Brook then back to the car park.

Millstone Edge.

A short walk that works well in summer late afternoon / evening. Milstone, in particular, looks good in the late sun with thered tones of the rock being accentuated by the redenning sun. The route starts near to Surprise View with a walk up the moor to Mother Cap and Over Owler Tor to the top of Millstone Edge. Then below Millstone and onto Lawrencefield before continuing through the wood at Bole Hill. the final section walks up theriver valley to reach the bridge at Padley Gorge, then back to the start.

Derwent Valley from Curbar Edge.

A walk of contrasts. Froggatt, Curbar and Baslow are typical Gritstone Edges, with cliffs some 20m high over a length of2-3 kms. These edges rise from the woodland below giving impressive views. In contrast White Edge is set in more bleak and open moorland with less impressive rocks but none the less some great views over the Peak District. This is one of the best walks in the Peak District.

Nelsons monument on Birchen Edge.

The mix of rock and moor is shown off to its full in this walk. The rocks of the edges cannot fail to impress and these are joined by some bogtrotting over Birchen Moor. Perhaps a walk left to the hot hazy days of a dry summer, or a clear frozen winter day.

Chatsworth Edge.

Chatsworth Edge is the southerly of the edges on the east of the Peak District. Not long in length and in the trees,Chatsworth is not one of the most popular edges with climbers. The edge lies on the Chatsworth estate and there are concessionary paths up from the house, to the top of the edge and back down through the fields. To achieve a circular walk this route starts at the Chatsworth Estate Car Park.