Millstone Edge

GritstoneFaces WtradboulderingDiff to E7 6c~20 m

The finest quarried gritstone in the Peak, a series of clean-cut bays above Surprise View with soaring crack lines named after London streets. Once a peg-climbing venue, its blank walls and perfect cracks now give some of the best jamming and boldest wall climbs on grit. Tall by gritstone standards, up to 20m.

Millstone Edge, Gritstone — View over Hathersage with snow on Mam Tor - geograph.org.uk - 4358118 · David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Conditions right now

Classics

Route	Grade
The Mall	VS 4c
Bond Street	HVS 5a
Regent Street	E2 5c
London Wall	E5 6a
Master's Edge	E7 6c

Access & approach

Park at Surprise View car park (pay and display) on the A6187; 5 minute walk. Some loose ground above the quarry bays.

Always check the BMC Regional Access Database (RAD)for current restrictions and seasonal bird bans before visiting. County: Derbyshire. View on OpenStreetMap ↗

Photos

Freely-licensed photographs taken at or near the crag. Rock changes less than websites do, but check the date — an approach can silt up or a path can be diverted.

Houses on the edge of Hathersage - geograph.org.uk - 7289707 · DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Old Quarry in High Lees Quarry Plantation - geograph.org.uk - 7451196 · Ian Calderwood, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Where this entry comes from

Location, rock type and climbing styles from OpenStreetMap(© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Description, classics and access notes are our own editorial content. Also on OpenBeta. Spotted an error? The fastest fix is often to improve the map itself — we re-import regularly.