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Big Moor – Heather moorland Loop from Grindleford

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Big Moor – Heather moorland Loop from Grindleford

michael clarke planned a hike

November 14, 2021

Big Moor – Heather moorland Loop from Grindleford

Moderate

02:50

10.1km

3.6km/h

200m

190m

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Overview

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Waypoints

Start point

Alpine Hut

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1.34 km

Froggatt Edge

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Great spot to look over the valley below and take in the view. Even when the valley is full of mist it still makes a good picture.

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4.36 km

Big Moor Stone Path

Highlight • Natural

Big Moor is known for being a place where you could be lucky enough to spot an adder.

The adder is the UK's only venomous snake; rarely dangerous, but please …

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4.54 km

The Gritstone Edges were once extensively quarried for their rough, coarse stone. Remnants of discarded round millstones can be found around the edges, giving the stone its common name, millstone grit. Many corn and textile mills were sited here.

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5.43 km

Big Moor Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

A deviation to the trig point provides a great place to spot red deer across the expanse of Big Moor, with the redundant Barbrook Reservoir in the background. The UK's …

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6.23 km

White Edge

Highlight • Natural

Along White Edge is less-walked trail that runs parallel to the Curbar and Froggatt Edge trail. Adding this section to make a circuit walk gives you double the views and double the edges. What's not to like?

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10.1 km

End point

Alpine Hut

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.82 km

3.12 km

836 m

302 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.84 km

1.31 km

946 m

876 m

836 m

302 m

Route Details

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

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Big Moor – Heather moorland Loop from Grindleford

Froggatt Edge

Big Moor Stone Path

White Edge

Big Moor Trig Point

White Edge

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