Walking the edges in the Peak District National Park is one of my favourite walks to do. There are lots of different edges to hike. This walk will take you across three of them, allowing you to see views for miles and miles.
Not only do you get to walk across 2 picturesque edges, but you also get to tick off a trig point along the way. For anyone who is interested, there are a total of 88 trigs to tick off in the Peaks! I’m slowly ticking them off, one by one!
The Peak District National Park is one of the UK’s most visited National Parks. It’s located in the centre of England, making it pretty much accessible for most people. It’s full of dramatic ridges, moorland, trigs, and beautiful country villages.
This walk is a beautiful, easy circular walk, that takes you on a 6-mile loop along three famous edges and past a trig point. The walk is on well-marked footpaths and not too congested with walkers.
Location
The walk starts and finishes in the village of Curbar, located on the far east side of the Peak District. Just 13-miles southwest of the City of Sheffield.
Parking
The walk starts at the National Trust Curbar Car Park. If the car park is full, there are some more spaces just down the road too, where we decided to park.
The Route
Follow this map, as you walk the route, you shouldnât get lost! Make sure your location is turned on and you should be able to see exactly where you are, on this map. Or if you prefer, download the GPX file and use it on your choice of route tracker.
1.
Starting at the car park we parked at, just down the road from the National Trust car park. Turn to your left-hand side, and head uphill. Very shortly you will see a footpath going off to your left-hand side. Take the footpath. If you are starting in the National Trust car park, turn towards your right-hand side, and walk downhill. Very shortly you will see a footpath going off to your right-hand side. Take the footpath.
2.
Follow the footpath, through the gate, and up onto Curbar Edge. Follow the footpath along the edge for a little while. Eventually, the path we start heading down off Curbar Edge and onto Froggatt Edge. Eventually, you will reach the A625 road.
3.
At the road, turn towards your right-hand side and walk a very short distance. You should see a gate on your left-hand side. Pass through the gate and follow the footpath across the little stream and through Hay Wood. You will pass a car park on your right-hand side.
4.
Shortly after passing the car park, you will see a gate and footpath going off to your right-hand side. Pass through the gate and follow the footpath through the fields and towards the Inn.
5.
At the Inn, turns towards your left-hand side onto the road. You should see a gate with a Public Bridleway signpost on your right-hand side. Head through the gate and follow the Public Bridleway across the field, through the trees, and up the hillside, until you reach a path junction.
6.
At the path junction, take the footpath on your right-hand side, leading up onto White Edge. Follow the footpath along the top of White Edge to White Edge Trig point.
7.
From White Edge Trig Point, continue following the footpath along the top of White Edge, until you reach a path junction. Take the path going off to your right-hand side and follow it back down to the National Trust car park. If you are parked here, your walk will finish here. If you have parked a little further down the road, where we parked, turn towards your right-hand side onto the road, and head downhill for a short distance.
Enjoyed this walk and would like to do another walk in the Peak District National Park, please check out some of my other walk guides:
For more information on where to stay in the Peak District National Park, please check out their website:
https://www.visitpeakdistrict.com/
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