Hill data: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6 (CC BY 4.0)Height462 m1,516 ft
Grid RefSK 062 687
OS MapOL24OS Explorer
High Edge is a limestone hill above Harpur Hill on the south side of Buxton. The highest point is beside one of two machine-gun bunkers that guarded RAF Harpur Hill, an underground RAF ammunition store opened in 1938. A lower top 400 m to the north-west has a cairn. On the north-west side of the hill is Buxton Raceway, an oval motor-racing track that opened in 1974 under the name High Edge.
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Ground by bunker
Rock & Ground
Carboniferous limestone hilltop under rough grass, with wartime concrete bunkers on top.
Summit Weather
Our Route
Distance4.1 mi6.6 km
Ascent180 m590 ft
Time2h 05mwalking
Start & FinishSK 0631 7113Circular route, back to the same spot
DirectionsSafety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
