Turry Tor
Rocky rock
Rocky rock
South of the Calvary Rock area is Broad Hill proper. On it are two tors, Twentysteps and Turry Tor, with a number of small satellite boulders around each of them.
Turry Tor itself has a big dyno problem as well as a good arête problem. It is also home to the wood's hardest climb: Suicide Prow f7C. In the surrounding area are The Tooth, The Warthog, Gonzo, Rizzo The Rat and Reg's Crack blocks which give a nice range of problems between f3 and f6C.
The name Turry may come from the Irish Toraidh meaning a steep rocky height; in which case Turry Tor effectively means Tor Tor. Imaginative stuff!
Turry Tor itself has a big dyno problem as well as a good arête problem. It is also home to the wood's hardest climb: Suicide Prow f7C. In the surrounding area are The Tooth, The Warthog, Gonzo, Rizzo The Rat and Reg's Crack blocks which give a nice range of problems between f3 and f6C.
The name Turry may come from the Irish Toraidh meaning a steep rocky height; in which case Turry Tor effectively means Tor Tor. Imaginative stuff!
A full guide to the area is available on CademanBouldering.com or downloaded below.
Some extra problems on Turry Tor can be found in the online version of the old Leicestershire Climbs guidebook.
Some extra problems on Turry Tor can be found in the online version of the old Leicestershire Climbs guidebook.
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Parking: Park courteously on Gracedieu Road, Whitwick LE67 5AN.
Approach: Head eastwards along the footpath running along the side of the allotments. Where the footpath turns right continue straight up the hill. Take the first left footpath and follow this to Turry Tor.
Approach: Head eastwards along the footpath running along the side of the allotments. Where the footpath turns right continue straight up the hill. Take the first left footpath and follow this to Turry Tor.
There were Fourteen Stations of the Cross leading from the calvary to the ruined chapel in the wood of Temple Hill. Presumably some of the Stations were on the tors and this may explain why the path through the woods and by the rocks is so pleasant.
