Walks
28/02/2021, Sunday, Bamford Edge, moderate, 8 miles, leader Peter Attwell
Walk: Bamford Edge 7.7 miles moderate leader Peter Attwell
Please be ready to walk at 10am.
Walk starts at Carr Lane Car park. SK1986 8378. Nearest post code is S33 0AJ. Route to car park: Take A555 eastwards, at the end turn on to A6 south, keep on A6 until just after roundabout to Chapel en le Frith, where turn left at sign to Castleton. Follow road through Castleton and Hope. About 1.5 miles after Hope look for signpost left to Thornhill, take that left turn and stay on narrow road, keeping right in hamlet Thornhill and shortly afterwards look for sign Carr Croft and House where you will see the car park.
If you get to the left turn to Bamford at the traffic lights you have gone too far and need to turn back towards Hope for a short distance.
The walk starts to follow the river up to Ladybower dam, crosses dam wall and climbs steadily up to Bamford Ridge, a wonderful ridge walk, drops back down to Bamford across the river following the river again to the car park.