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Guide to Curbar Edge walk
Curbar Edge walk is less than 7 miles and it takes about 3/4 hours. The walk starts in the National Trust car Park (paid parking). While in the car park just next to you, you will find a stone stoops, built for traders and travelers to help them to find packhorse routes.

Leaving the car park you will find directions for 'Curbar Gap'. The path on the left of Curbar Gap will bring you directly to Curbar Edge, passing through the ridge of the edge. After 1 hour of walk, once A625 is reached the path of walkers and climbers is splitted. While walkers turn right and reach Haywood, climbers would find a path which leads them to a car park, then a left turn will lead to a gate, followed by a downhill path. Keeping the river on their left, climbers should walk until a gate joining a track. Once Grindleford is reached will be reached also a path passing through a field right after Grindleford Bridge. At this point the track will lead you to Froggatt village and his bridge, you should turn left and follow the path until another bridge, which should be crossed. A turn right and then a turn left should lead you up to the hill into Curbar. 

Flora and Fauna
Characterized by limestone Curbar Edge is situated in the Peak District, which is the first region of the UK considered as National Park due to its flora and fauna, mainly developed in limestone dales. An example could be Lathkill Dale designated as nature reserve, with its own source in a cave, influenced by weather.

Apart from shrubs such as guelder rose and mezereon, primrose, lily of the valley, cowslip and dog's mercury characterize this calcareous habitat. The purity of the Derbyshire region's rivers is demonstrated by orchids surrounding them and by the presence of freshwater crayfish. This peculiar stretch has also been commented by Charles Cotton Charles Cotton - Piscator in Izaac Walton's "Compleat Angler".

A great number of birds as dippers or robins can be found in this area due to insects near river and other animals such as otters define this area.

Apart from shrubs such as guelder rose and mezereon; primrose, lily of the valley, cowslip and dog's mercury characterize this habitat. The purity of the Derbyshire region's rivers is demonstrated by orchids surrounding them and by the presence of freshwater crayfish. This peculiar stretch has also been commented by Charles Cotton - Piscator in Izaac Walton's "Compleat Angler".

A great number of birds such as dippers, robins, blackbird, herons, pheasants, sparrow and great tit can be found in this area due to insects near the river. Birds of prey, for example barn owl, buzzard, kestrel, little owl are among the components of the biological food chain.

Other animals such as otters and highland cattle define this area.

Grouse Shooting Moor
Grouse inhabit the area and their hunting can only take place in some areas not owned by the National Park Authority (since 1981 sport shooting is not allowed on its properties). Driven grouse shooting requires gamekeepers and additional staff driving grouse towards places in which hunters are set; on the other hand in walk-up grouse are hunters moving towards grouse. The environment is affected by grouse moor management: it can have a positive impact supporting local economies and protecting the natural habitat. In opposition intensive management can have negative impact caused by burning in appropriate places or limitations in reintroduction of species.

Climbing
There are 30 different climbings in Curbar Edge. The lenght of the routes goes from 20ft (6m) to 79ft (24m) and they range from Easy (E) to High Very Severe (HVS) climbing. Some examples are (from the easiest to the hardest):

Several climbings can be found in Curbar Edge. Some examples are:


 * "The Peapod"
 * "L'Horla"
 * "Short Slab"
 * "Profit of Doom"
 * "Maupassant"
 * "Avalanche Wall"
 * "Little Innominate"

Curiosities

 * Curbar village is set at the foothills of Curbar Edge, east of Derwent River and was owned by the Duke of Rutland until 1921. An old Roman Road, which used to be a packhorse route, leads to Curbar Gap, where most of the paths start. Now converted into summer house, the 17th Century lock-up used to be a stronghold where to keep prisoners. The name "Curbar" and all the name with which it was previously called ("Cordeburg", "Cordesburwe", "Quordborough", "Cordborgh", "Corburg", "Coresburgh" and "Corber") have the same meaning: Corda's fortified place, where the personal name "Corda" is uncertain, as there are countless plausible names.
 * Carved stones with biblical references can be found between Curbar Gap and Curbar village. These were made in the 19th Century by the mole catcher for the Duke of Devonshire Edwin Gregory as sign of gratitude after going through a serious illness.

Summary
Curbar Edge is a Gritstone moorland escarpment above the village of Curbar, in Derbyshire, England and close to the villages of Baslow, Calver, Froggart. It is located within the Peak District National Park at an altitude of 292 meters a.s.l.

Origin and Meaning of the name
The name "Curbar" and all the name with which it was previously called ("Cordeburg", "Cordesburwe", "Quordborough", "Cordborgh", "Corburg", "Coresburgh" and "Corber") have the same meaning: Corda's fortified place, where the personal name "Corda" is uncertain, as there are countless plausible names.



History
The Romans are believed to be the first to exploit the natural gritstone resources of Curbar Edge. Curbar Gap at the southern end of the edge is crossed by a roman road, providing easy access for quarrying the local stone. The diameter of the milestone is usually 1.8 meters and its weight around 2.4 tonnes. Stone extraction from rocks was performed on a small scale and would lead to the manual perforation of the rock, then used to grind grain.