NORTH WALES LIMESTONE

A provisional set of route descriptions, grades and star ratings for the routes on North Wales Limestone. Much of this information has been extracted straight from the 1997 guidebook and not yet checked and updated. All feedback gratefully received.

Routes

372 trad routes (D...E6)
341 sport routes (2...9a)
1 ice route (7c+)
50 of the Best Routes top50
Graded List of Routes
List of First Ascents


Crag (click for details) No. of Routes Grade Range Route Type Sunshine
or shade
Approach walk Other
Tramstation
19
_-^-
Sport
   
Windy
Lower Empire
15
__^-
Trad and Sport
   
Windy
Elephants Cave
19
_-^-
Trad and Sport
   
Windy
Pen Trwyn
233
-^^^
Trad and Sport
   
Windy
Lower Pen Trwyn
60
_-^^
Trad
   
Windy
Pigeon's Cave
11
_---
Sport
No sun
 
Tidal
Seepage
Dry in the Rain
Windy
Cockleshell Bay
6
----
Sport
   
Windy
Hamburger
15
_---
Sport
   
Windy
Surprise Zawn
17
----
Sport
   
Windy
Wonderwall
16
_-^-
Trad and Sport
   
Windy
Arwahan-Turdon
28
-^--
Trad and Sport
   
Windy
Un-named Crag
16
_---
Sport
   
Windy
Castell y Gwynt
21
__-^
Sport
   
Windy
Point Five
7
_--_
Sport
   
Windy
Seal-Gogarth
11
_---
Trad and Sport
   
Windy
Observatory Buttress
19
_-^-
Sport
   
Windy
St Tudno's
33
_-^-
Trad and Sport
   
Windy
Central Buttress
14
_--_
Sport
   
Windy
Crescent Buttress
10
_--_
Trad and Sport
   
Windy
Manor Crag
16
_-^-
Sport
   
Windy
Craig y Don
0
____
   
Windy
The Diamond
18
_--^
Trad and Sport
Evening sun
Level

20 mins

Abseil
Tidal
Seepage
Dry in the Rain
Windy
Restricted Access
Allotment
14
_---
Sport
   
Windy
WBD-Meadow
16
_---
Trad and Sport
   
Windy
Atlanta-Detritus
13
__--
Sport
   
Windy
Great Zawn
11
_---
Sport
   
Windy
Outlying
10
----
Trad and Sport
   
Windy
Llanddulas Cave
20
_-^-
Sport
   
Windy
Hafnant-Peninsula
12
----
Sport
   
Windy
Castle Inn Quarry
14
_---
Sport
Lots of sun!
Level

0 mins

 
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