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Den Lane
Sunny of aspect for most of the day (shady in the evening), Den Lane is a grit quarry with a 2 minute walk in just above Uppermill village. Not worth travelling round the world for, it can provide a convenient alternative for anyone in the area pressed for time. Once a bit of a dumping ground and the home of a homeless wastrel, the venue has been recently cleaned (2007) by hard working locals. The climbing is mostly of the butch gritstone crack variety, which once you have a taste for it, can be very satisfying. Most of the top outs are best avoided by abseil using the bolted abseil stations, care should be taken if any of the old pegs and threads are used.
Approach: when driving down Uppermill High Street, turn off up Moorgate Street, follow uphill briefly and round the bend to the right, past a row of cottages. Park in the first obvious layby on the right, past the cottages. Please park with courtesy for the residents. If the lay by is full, find a spot in Uppermill village, it isn't far away. The crag itself is found by taking the footpath directly above the lay by, under the railway tunnel and up the other side.
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