Regional Access Database

Restrictions/ Sensitive Access Hawkswick

Long, pleasant sunny escarpment.

BMC Area Yorkshire Rock Type Limestone
Climbing Area Yorkshire Limestone Access Status Restrictions/ Sensitive Access
County North Yorkshire CRoW Land Yes
Importance Local SSSI Yes
Ownership Estate No. of Routes 139
Within National Park Yes Year Developed 1950



No climbing in Nov., Dec., or Jan., except on Sundays.


Approach the crag by going through Hawkswick Water Treatment Works to the gate in the top fence. Go up the hillside to the corner of the fence/dry stone wall and carefully climb over the fence. Keep to the outside edge of the wood until the crag is reached.


Large parties are discouraged.


The land above the crag is Open Access land.
See map here; http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/enjoying/places/openaccess/default.aspx


The magnificent landscape of the Yorkshire Dales was shaped by melting glacial ice 300 million years ago to produce the towering crags, shadowy peaks, rock-pavements, and picturesque valleys found today.
The area was designated as a National Park in 1954, and covers approximately 1,769 km/683 square miles with many nationally significant climbing venues and a rich diversity of wildlife.

Most of the crags in this region lie within Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI’s), a designation with a high level of legal protection for wildlife and geology.

Responsibility for identifying and protecting SSSIs in the Dales lies with Natural England – the statutory governmental advisor on conservation issues and contributor towards the Yorkshire Dales Green Climbing Guide.
The guide is intended to help climbers or walkers identify the protected flora, fauna, and geology found in the Dales and contribute towards their conservation.

Click this link to see the guide;

http://www.thebmc.co.uk/Download.aspx?id=154

The guide is also available free from the BMC office or at various tourist offices in the region.


Last updated: 11/07/2006