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The eastern edge of the national park is popular for rock climbing. The gritstone edges begin at Stanage and weave their way south to Harland Edge above the village of Beeley, a distance of around 20 kilometers, occasionally broken by wide river valleys. Day trippers often use this area of the park for short walks, with Sheffield and Chesterfield only being a ten minute drive from the national park boundaries.

This eastern section of the park is also home to the Chatsworth Estate, in the Derwent Valley between Baslow and Rowsley. Chatsworth House is frequently voted as Britains favourite stately home, and its gardens are also inspiring.

The nortern and western boundaries of this section are marked by Howden Reservoir, and east towards Stocksbridge, Chesterfield and Rowsley in the south.
 
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Over Owler Tor
The view of Over Owler Tor from Higger Tor.
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Carl Wark
The hillfort of Carl Wark on Hathersage Moor.
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Higger Tor
Graffiti carved into one of the many granite boulders that litter the summit of Higger Tor.
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Hathersage Moor
From the eastern side of Higger Tor looking out over the moor towards Carl Wark.
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Stanage Edge
The Roman road the Long Causeway runs through the photograph.
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Stanage Edge
Looking south east down Stanage edge from Crow Chin one cold December evening.
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Hathersage Moor
A cold, bleak November evening on Hathersage Moor.
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A New Day
Sunrise at Curbar Edge.
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Edensor
The village of Edensor on an autumn afternoon.
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Autumn at Chatsworth
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Autumn Sunrise at Curbar Edge
The sun breaks over the horizon illuminating the gritstone boulders at Curbar Edge, Derbyshire on an October morning.
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Sunset at Stanage Edge
Just a few minutes before the sun set behind the hills of the High Peak, from Stanage Edge not far from the trig point.
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Sunrise on Hathersage Moor
Scene captured close to Surprise View as a large cloud bank passed in front of the rising sun.
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Over Owler Tor
This gritstone outcrop sits on Hathersage Moor to the west of Higger Tor.
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Sunrise over Leash Fen
Leash Fen, west of Old Brampton, Chesterfield sits on the very edge of the national park. It is believed to be the site of a sunken Iron Age market town.
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Misty Morning in Beeley
Overlooking Beeley close to the Chatsworth Estate early one summer morning.
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Sunset at Curbar Edge
These gristone edges were once a busy industrial site, as the stone was quarried to make millstones. Many are still on site, abandoned in their unfinished state.
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A Chatsworth Winter
The River Derwent passes by a chilly Chatsworth House.
 
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