Blackwell Halt could not be described as the premier sports climbing venue but if you're about to make the tenuous steps from climbing on plastic to the real think then you could do allot worse! When this quarry was retro-bolted it provoked considerable controversy which considering it popularity in the last few years was a little misguided. With fifteen routes between 6a+ and 6c+ Blackwell Halt offers the perfect setting for a family day out at the crag. The crag is situated in a meadow and catches the sun until the late afternoon.

Location - Access:
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Head along the A6 Bakewell - Buxton Road towards Buxton about five kilometres from Buxton you should see s lay-by (Topley Pike) on the right. Pull into this lay-by and take the footpath clearly marked. This track leads down the steep hill and joins the old railway track. Follow the railway track on the left until you see a series of steps just before a bridge, cut back under the bridge until you pass in front of the cottages. Follow the river for about 30 metres beyond the pump house and then take the vague track on the right, which leads back through a tunnel under the railway. Continue until you see a track which leads left under a fence, climb the secret stairs to the meadow.

Please do not take any other route to the quarry as this could effect the access agreement.