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Crag Crag · Central England and the Midlands

Opencast Arch

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Map / Opencast Arch
A compact limestone arch tucked away on the hillside above the Treak Cliff Cavern visitor centre.
Grades
Fontainebleau Bouldering
  1. 3A+: 1 route
    3A+: 1 route
  2. 6A: 1 route
    6A: 1 route
  3. 6A+: 1 route
    6A+: 1 route
  4. 6B: 1 route
    6B: 1 route
  5. 6C: 2 routes
    6C: 2 routes
  6. 6C+: 2 routes
    6C+: 2 routes
  7. 7A: 3 routes
    7A: 3 routes
  8. 7A+: 6 routes
    7A+: 6 routes
  9. 7B: 5 routes
    7B: 5 routes
  10. 7B+: 5 routes
    7B+: 5 routes
  11. 7C: 5 routes
    7C: 5 routes
  12. 7C+: 1 route
    7C+: 1 route
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7A
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7A+
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6A
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6B
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7A+
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7B
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7B
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6A+
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Bouldering
6C
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6C+
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Bouldering
6C+
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Bouldering
7A+
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7B+
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Bouldering
7A+
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Bouldering
7C
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7A+
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7B
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7A
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7A
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7B+
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Bouldering
6C
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Bouldering
7B+
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Bouldering
7C
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Bouldering
7B
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Bouldering
7C
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Bouldering
7C
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Bouldering
7B+
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Bouldering
7C
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Bouldering
7A+
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Bouldering
7B
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7C+
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7B+
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Coordinates

OS Grid
SK 13501 83107
DD
53.344690, -1.798670
DMS
53°20'40.9"N 1°47'55.2"W
UTM
30U 579976 5911288
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

Approach

Park as for Blue John Cavern. Take the gate east of the buildings, then follow the wide path east and gently downhill to a second gate. Beyond it, take the path climbing diagonally up the hillside for around fifty metres, then leave it leftwards and contour across to pick up a level sheep track. Stay on the track until you reach a large sycamore -- the arch lies concealed beneath it. Descend at the far end of the hole.
It reads worse than it is: allow five to ten minutes. You are in full view on the approach, so keep a low profile and take care not to dislodge anything down the slope.
If coming up from the lower parking, do NOT go straight up from the show cave. Carry on uphill until level with the crag, then contour back south.

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