Climbs 50
Rocktype Sandstone (hard)
Altitude 100m a.s.l
Faces SW
topo © daviesxxx
Quarried off-vertical good quality sandstone, a sort of urban Pex Hill giving technical, fingery and dynamic climbing - there is nothing easy on the Bridge Wall! Good routes, particularly at English 5c/6a with plenty of new routing prospects (mainly at higher grades). In early 2023 the whole loop line was cleared of many trees by the owners which opened up the cutting to air and light. In particular, it made climbing feasible on the Platform Wall (generally easier than the Bridge Wall) in the former West Derby station - and made the area as a whole more open. The quaint old village centre of West Derby, with its cafes, pubs and Tesco Express, lies a short distance along Mill Lane. A number of buses run along Mill Lane, and Queens Drive lies a short walk along Mill Lane going towards the city centre. Generally, the Platform Wall is about 4m high and the Bridge Wall 6m - the tops are sloping and brambly and it is best to drop off onto a mat. Watch out for old metalwork sticking out on Platform Wall.
Property is owned by Sustrans who manage it as a long distance cycleway. Climbing allowed on condition that no more development takes place beyond agreed limits (up to the first bridge from the former station going S).
Access from N at Mill Lane via the old station, or from S via top end of Walkers playing fields on Eaton Rd. Parking can be difficult in Mill Lane - there is ample room in South Drive at its junction with Eaton Road.
The Crag is owned by Sustrans who have agreed that climbing can take place providing that no further development (i.e. climbing) takes place outside the defined limits for the time being. Climbing is currently permitted between the left hand end of the cuttings and the first bridge. It is understood that Sustrans may be willing to extend the climbing area if no problems are encountered with the present arrangement. A simple topo is available by sending an S.A.E and £1 to: Neil Davies, Brow Edge, Backbarrow, Cumbria LA12 8QW
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