Rocktype UNKNOWN
Altitude 407m a.s.l
Faces N
Cardiff University Mountaineering Club enjoying the autumn sunshine © David Maddison
Summit of this hill
This summit has been climbed in 13 logbooks.Hill features
Bamford Edge consists of a fine series of jutting buttresses in a spectacular situation above the upper reaches of the Derwent Valley and the Ladybower Reservoir. For many years restricted access meant that the edge became something of a backwater, though this changed with the introduction of CROW. The crag is now firmly on the circuit; it can get busy especially on fine summer weekends and is starting to look a little tired in places. The rock is a coarse form of gritstone, the pebbles forming crucial holds on some of the hardest climbs.
Approach notes
A minor road (New Road) runs below the cliff from a point 1km north of the village of Bamford and just south of the Yorkshire Bridge pub. At the top of this is roadside parking for a dozen or more cars by a gate. Cross this then follow the track that heads left rising steadily to Gun Buttress, which is hidden just around the corner, about 15 mins from the road. Alternatively for the northern bouldering circuit, park in Heatherdene public car park by Ladybower reservoir and walk up past the picnic area, through pleasant oak woods to the end of the rocks.
Restricted Access
Please access Bamford only by the reccomended access path in the Burbage, Millstone and Beyond (2005) guide. This access point is beside a lay-by by an obvious marked gate with a stile. Previous guides have mentioned an access point by an iron gate and an old ruin - please do NOT use this.
Route Cards
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Summits, Scrambles, and Easy Climbs on this hill
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These routes you have climbed by seconding or top-roping.
These routes you have Dogged.
These routes you Did not Finish.
Routes are waiting to be checked by a crag moderator, and may not be accurate. Routes can't be verified by a crag moderator, and they need more information to confirm it. Routes are no longer climbable.