Climbs 260
Rocktype Gritstone
Altitude 371m a.s.l
Faces NW
Dolis wall at Ash Head © AdamB
A fine, remote crag high on Masham Moor with some good routes up to 10m and excellent bouldering. Don't be put off by the shooting lodges that sit in front of the main buttresses. This is a good crag with great and rather unique rock - though, as with other moorland locations, this can need brushing. The route history is well documented and initial bouldering was developed some years ago. These, and a lot of excellent new additions provide a very good circuit. Landings of the boulder problems are often, though not always, flat. However, the problems can be quite high so a couple of mats are a good idea. As mentioned, lots of new and rediscovered problems so grades and names are tentative.
Open access land. Several ways in, ranging from 30 minutes to 1 hour. Probably best to avoid on occasional days when shooting is noted on the Natural England website. Dogs are discouraged and need to be kept under close control and restricted to public rights of way. Check Natural England website for general and date limited restrictions to access.
The shortest, and best, way is from 100m west of Summer Side Farm where a stone style marks the way. Plenty of parking space on the grass just west. Notes in guidebooks about this way being very muddy need to be corrected since the track has been much improved recently. Moorland so can still be a tad damp though.
A much longer way is from the Sypeland parking and along the tracks to drop in from above the crag. Good approach if using a mountain or gravel bike.
There may be some short term restrictions prior to and during the grouse shooting season. Open Access Land but probably best to avoid in shooting season. Dogs are discouraged, need to be kept under close control and restricted to public rights of way. Check Natural England Open Access webpage for general and date limited restrictions to access (see below).
Wild crag, gorgeous in summer, with an overwhelming amount of extremely quality lines on mostly solid rock with enough to keep most entertained for at least 4 visits AdamBrown - 30/Aug/16 |
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