UKH Hills - 50 Best HS Routes in the UK.

Contributed by The Ivanator Apr/12 - This public hilllist has been seen 17,313 times

According to the logbook graphs of all users HS is the average grade climbed in the UK. But average climbers deserve fantastic climbs too, so here are 50 of the very best...
List compiled from a host of Forum suggestions, a few routes not graded HS in UKC logbooks, but all appear as HS in recent guidebooks, except the sprinkling of Lakeland MVS routes which are included to ensure the birthplace of British rock climbing has representation in line with its importance.

Direct Route, Glyder Fach © daveagriff — Direct Route, Glyder Fach
© daveagriff, Jun 2006

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	User	Percentage	Latest Log
1st	Rog Wilko	72%	16 Apr, 2017
2nd	alan moore	70%	13 Jul
2nd	Graeme Hammond	70%	27 Aug, 2023
2nd	Simon Caldwell	70%	1 Jun
3rd	steve prior	64%	28 May, 2020
4th	Bob M	62%	30 Apr
5th	Dunthemall	60%	28 May, 2016
5th	colin milton	60%	11 Sep, 2023
6th	Nigel Bond	57%	26 Aug, 2017
6th	lithos	57%	24 Jun

Map of routes in this ticklist

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Note: Only showing summits, scrambles, winter routes, and low grade climbs

Distribution of grades - Trad

Top 12 photos of this hilllist

An exhilarating solo of The Devil's Slide, my 400ft intro to Lundy

Jen Oliver on the famous last few moves of Demo Route

Cardiff University Mountaineering Club enjoying the thrills of sea cliff climbing in Pembrokeshire

Diedre Sud, Mowing Word - Belayed before a big set came in - how we laughed :-)

Jack's first trad lead of the season is a stonker!

The first 'climb to BASE' exit of Tophet Wall.

Tim Rolfe on Sea Mist, Saddle Head, Pembroke

Add	Climb name	Grade	Ticks?	Height		Crag name
	SOUTH WEST
1	Doorpost	HS 4b ***	3913	67m	• 3	Bosigran
2	Right Angle	HS 4b ***	1014	73m	• 3	Gurnard's Head
3	Flannel Avenue	HS 4b ***	377	52m	• 3	Chair Ladder
4	Demo Route	HS 4b ***	3732	19m	• 2	Sennen
5	Central Groove	HS 4b ***	3680	?	• 2	The Dewerstone
6	Wall Street	HS 4b ***	562	32m	• 2	Cormorant Ledge
7	The Devil's Slide	HS 4a ***	1502	117m	• 5	Lundy
8	Zelda	HS 4b ***	2050	55m	• 2	Wintour's Leap
	SOUTH WALES
9	Sea Mist	HS 4a **	2707	30m		Saddle Head
10	Bow-Shaped Slab	HS 4b ***	1094	42m		Flimston Bay
11	Diedre Sud	HS 4a ***	847	42m		Mowing Word
	NORTH WALES
12	Main Wall	HS 4b ***	1681	140m	• 6	Cyrn Las (Gyrn Las)
13	Dives/Better Things	HS 4b ***	1569	60m	• 2	Dinas Cromlech
14	Direct Route	VS 4c ***	856	88m	• 7	Glyder Fach
15	Manx Wall	HS 4b ***	104	55m	• 2	Clogwyn Du Ymhen Y...
16	Christmas Curry / Micah Eliminate	HS 4b ***	3450	75m	• 3	Craig Bwlch y Moch...
17	Creagh Dhu Wall	HS 4b ***	1902	65m	• 2	Craig y Castell...
18	White Streak/Honeysuckle Corner	HS 4b **	326	?	• 2	Craig Yr Wrysgan
19	The Cracks	HS 4c ***	2470	90m	• 5	Dinas Mot
20	Pinnacle Wall	S 4a ***	367	?		Craig Yr Ysfa
	PEAK DISTRICT
21	Brown's Crack	HS 4b ***	3098	12m		Bamford Edge
22	Route I	HS 4b ***	524	18m		Wimberry Rocks
23	Upper Tor Wall	HS 4b ***	313	18m		Kinder Southern...
24	Christmas Crack	HS 4a ***	8159	16m		Stanage Popular
25	Nasal Buttress	HS 4b ***	451	16m		Dovestones Edge
	LAKE DISTRICT
26	Tophet Wall	HS 4b ***	1377	75m	• 4	The Napes
27	Hopkinson's Crack	HS 4b ***	134	?		Dow Crag
28	Rib and Slab Climb	HS 4b ***	339	?		Pillar
29	Revelation	HS 4b ***	2461	43m	• 2	Raven Crag...
30	Ardus	VS 4b ***	2713	40m	• 3	Shepherd’s Crag
31	Moss Ghyll Grooves	VS 4c ***	670	79m	• 4	Scafell Crag
32	The Fang	VS 4b ***	794	40m	• 2	Gouther Crags
	NORTHERN ENGLAND
33	Parson's Chimney	HS 4b ***	767	17m		Almscliff
34	Moonshine	HS 4b ***	194	25m		Attermire Scar
35	Main Wall	HS 4b ***	508	?		Crag Lough
36	College Grooves	HS 4b ***	87	30m		Henhole Crags
	SCOTLAND
37	Cave Route	HS 4b ***	736	25m		Huntly's Cave
38	Ardverikie Wall	HS 4b ***	1574	185m	• 6	Binnein Shuas
39	Shark Crack	HS 4b ***	127	?		Sheigra Sea Cliffs
40	The Weight	HS ***	182	?		Fulmar Wall
41	Central Crack	HS 4b ***	616	35m		Red Craig (Glen...
42	Open Secret	HS 4b ***	468	35m		Stone Valley Crags
43	Nirvana Wall	HS 4b ***	194	?		Aonach Dubh
44	Leac Glas	HS 4b **	72	?		Meall Meadhoin
45	The Talisman (Summer)	HS 4a ***	364	100m	• 3	Ben Macdui -...
46	Commando Crack	HS ***	90	105m	• 6	Sgùrr Alasdair
47	Butterknife	HS 4b ***	205	?		Garbh Bheinn
	CHANNEL ISLANDS
48	Hailstone Crack	HS 4b ***	115	15m		Beauport
	NORTHERN IRELAND
49	Falcon	HS 4b ***	172	?		Pigeon Rock
50	Crooked Chimney (Summer)	HS 4b ***	133	69m		Slieve Bearnagh
		147 stars	61,840	2,100m	107