This small series of caches takes you on a loop of about 3.5 miles between Grindsbrook Booth (Edale itself), Upper Booth and Barber Booth. Parking is available in the village, and there are waypoints showing this on the first cache in the series. Most of the cache containers are either small clip-boxes or micro tube style containers. None of them have pens in, so you will need to bring your own.
None of the caches are in dry stone walls, so please do not look in any.
While you're walking around the loop, don't forget to look around you. This series is set in a beautiful valley, and the views alone are well worth the walk. It would be great to see photos on the logs! If you're feeling a bit more adventurous, there are a couple of my 'Oh Noe' mini-series set very close to the route of this series.
History
Although it probably wasn't permanently settled in Saxon times, Edale was in the Domesday Book ('Aidale’) and became part of the 'Royal Forest of the Peak' after the Norman conquest. This 'Royal Forest' covered a large proportion of the modern Peak District and in it farming and settlements were discouraged because they got in the way of the hunting.
This meant that Edale developed relatively slowly during mediaeval times. Five Royal Farms were established in the reign of King John, but it was not until the Royal Forest system effectively collapsed in Tudor times that proper settlements developed in the valley. In Elizabethan times the valley was effectively a large cattle ranch based around the five farms.
The Cache
The cache is hidden at a fallen tree, part-way down a reasonable slope.
Please replace the cache exactly as found. You'll need a pen, as there isn't one in the cache, and you do need to sign the log to claim a find.
Onwards!
The next cache you'll pass following this one is an old one, 'Korean Bed Lab', which was placed almost 8 years ago. After this, the rest of the walk to Upper Booth is along National Trust land, so there are no caches along there (yet).
To carry on with this loop, when you get to Upper Booth, turn left towards the farm buildings, then after about 20 yards follow the path that turns left again, just at the right-hand corner. This is also National Trust land for about another 400 yards.