The gritstone edges
An end to end walk in the Dark Peak area

The Gritstone Edges is a long day walk, covering 24 miles, 767 metres of ascent and 867 metres of descent of gritty Peak District landscape. It’s a challenging day but most of the climbing is over first thing on the pull up from the Derwent reservoir to Lost Lad. From there onwards there are views along the entire route to spur you on with only a few modest climbs and a gradual descent all the way to Baslow.