Approach notes

Approach Whiston from on the A52 from Froghall (from the West). Park in the small layby on the outskirts of Whiston - just before the 40mph and 'Whiston' signs. Note the layby is very pot-holed so take care if not in a 4x4. Walk back down the hill to the sharp bend with a massive stone wall, and follow a farm track to its end at a farmhouse.

(Take care on the road: there's no footpath and the road has sharp bends. There is an alternative - from the layby go up the hill towards Whiston, 200m to the 90 degree left turn, and then another 130m to a path / driveway on the left - long straight drive / path to a house then onwards to a set of steps down, which then reaches the farm track where it meets the A52 by the massive stone wall. Turn right up to the farmhouse.)

At the back of the farmhouse there's a very rickety style - cross it and 50m beyond the farm, the path rises to a ridge and there's a footpath sign showing a crossroads. Go straight crossing the ridge and you first pass Devils Rock (little boulder) on the right - then first buttress is 30m above the ridge line. The rest of the buttresses are strung along the ridge from here. Best to ignore all these and continue along the main track to Harston Rock, 400m further on, where it can be seen 30m up on the right.

An alternative approach is from the large carpark at Froghall Wharf and follow the Staffordshire Moorlands Walk until the crag looms high above the hillside, maybe 2 mins longer if you're not distracted by ice creams.