Curber Edge

Curber Edge, Baslow, Grouse, Frogget Edge.

Leader: Owen

Minutes: Owen

Weather: dry and initially chilly

Attendees: Andy Blease, Mike Cassani, Chris Owen, Cliff Worthington.

Apologies: Tom Cunliffe (Ossie appointment), Alistair (preference Silverdale), Dean (packing for jollies), Mark (working), Dave (France), Mike (Oz), Harty ?? Simon (daughter home).

Difficulty: Easy, one hill

                                               

Once assembled the motley crew set off downhill towards Baslow across a number of fields, stiles, kissing gates, rock gates……Eventually we arrived at a tarmacadam road and turned right. Again we went further downhill until we turned right and progressed along a farm track.

After negotiating a herd of sheep we continued to a further farm where we shimmied left, downhill, kissing gate, then right uphill until we prematurely took a track on our left. This brought us to a tarmacadam road where we turned right. We went straight across the crossroads and continued until after asking a young lady ‘where’s the park dear’, she pointed behind us at a flagpole and said we should go left. We did. Again we walked slightly uphill and turned left into said park. Normally pie time is taken on the big ‘duckers’, however given the chill wind we progressed further bearing left into the woods via a wooden gate where pie time was called.

We continued through the woods passing some iron gates and then downhill onto a tarmac road and turned right. Fortunately the road is closed albeit there were occasional vehicles gaining access. We also decided rather than go further downhill via more woods we would stick with tarmac and go up the road to the Grouse Inn.

We were joined at this point by Jock and Milly, Tom and Harty for a wet.

After half time we retraced our steps before turning left and went along both Frogget and Curber edges which have panoramic views. The highlight of this section were two (parrots/parakeets) ‘fannying about’.

We returned to the cars.

Next week we will convene outside the Harrington Arms, Bosley in the lay-by across the road at 09.45. We will ascend ‘the cloud’ whereupon Tom will take control and ‘lose’ us to a a boozer in Timbersbrook, leading us back to the cars, hopefully, eventually!