COVID-19
As the Covid-19 lockdown eases, access for climbing is opening back up, subject to some measures and restrictions depending on where
you are going. Please make sure you have read and understood our current advice before heading out and apply it alongside RAD advice to ensure access issues don’t develop.
User attention
The B6521 Grindleford Road will be closed from 8.30am – 4pm from the junction with Hathersage road (just past Fox House) to Tedgeness Road. Access to Tedgeness Road from Grindleford will not be restricted. Parking at Padley will be closed, and there will be no access to the layby at Yarncliffe Quarry. Footpaths won't be closed, but there will be signs warning people of the work and bankspeople checking the area is clear before felling.
from 22/02/2021 to 26/02/2021
Good beginner's crag and popular instructional site. However, it is slow to dry and is plagued by ants.
Climbing Area:
Peak District
Rock Type:
Gritstone
Importance:
Local
CRoW Land:
No
Ownership:
National Trust
No. of Routes:
38
Within National Park:
Yes
Year Developed:
1950
Grid Reference:
SK255793
Climbers are asked to not walk on the geojute matting which the BMC has installed to address the crag-top soil erosion - see on-site signing.
Parking and Approach
There are now double yellow lines across the layby & restrictions are actively enforced (fines £100). Parking in the layby is reduced but still possible if well off the highway. Do not block access gates to the house or quarry. If the layby is full, park in the marked area on B6521 or at Longshaw or Surprise View (15min walk).
Group Advice
The crag is very popular with groups and the following guidelines have been developed by DARE (Derbyshire Association of Outdoor Providers) and approved by National Trust to help address problems of overuse and ground erosion: Main recomendations: 1. No double parking in the lay-by 2. Only two groups at any one time 3. No abseiling over popular climbs For more information please contact Steve Brodie (DARE) Tel. No. (01433) 651594. All group leaders should familiarise themselves with BMC Green Guide for Groups of Climbers.
Guidebook info currently being updated
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