Birchen Edge — Attraction in Derbyshire Dales

This is a beautiful place to visit. You can park at the car park next to the Robin Hood pub near Baslow.There is a charge for this From here it's a few yards left up the road to the path. Strangely alot of the paths aren't marked on OS maps but they are all well trodden. If you walk up a steep incline to the right where there is a fork in the path you will find yourself on Birchen edge where you can walk along whilst taking in gorgeous views over surrounding area. Walk to the Nelsons monument which is a tall pedestal with a ball on the top. If you carry on along you can drop down eventually to the left and come to Gaurdoms edge by following the path which comes down where the road is on your right. Go right from the path you're on and then left without going to the road. Proceed along here to the edge where you can take in more lovely views. Follow along this edge and through a wall with no gate. This is next to 3 piles of rocks locally known as the 3 men. Continue down to the main road. A short walk to the left brings you back to the car park. In this area there is a Neolithic rock art and other points of interest which you can find by looking on Google.Great if you like...

Birchen Edge car park has around 40 spaces and reasonable fees, free for National Trust and RSPB members who need to display their membership cards in their cars. It is perfect for Birchen Edge (what a surprise) and is next door to the popular Robin Hood pub. You can do lots of walks from here, up Birchen Edge to see Nelson’s monument ( a curiously muted stone pillar compared to the fancy stuff in Trafalgar Square). You can see rock climbers, boulderers, silver birch trees, and carry on walking until you cross a road and get to Wellington’s monument, which is a bigger, but still simple, cross. But wait, there’s more! You can also carry on walking on a seven mile round trip that takes in Chatsworth grounds and house, walking up to the stables and wishing you were a horse as the stables are quite grand. You can then walk on up to the hunting tower and head along tracks back to the car park. The only downside is that if you do the loop, the final bridge that leads you up to the road has been destroyed. There are various assorted tree branches and rocks so you too can recreate a scene out of ‘Floor is Lava’. You have...

Birchen edge is a nice easy short walk with great views. It also has its own pay and display car park . There is however a short steep rocky uphill section of approximately 50 metres which is near the start of the walk . The walk can be a circular which takes you across the edge top and also along the bottom with views looking up to the edge . While visiting Nelson's monument and the three ships ( Victory Defiance and Royal sovereign) you may also encounter some climbers practiceing their hobby . A little further the Trig point can be found. All in all a great easy short walk with nice views and a few things to see...