Portland - Blacknor

LimestoneFaces Wsportf4+ to f8a

The longest and most popular stretch of sport climbing on the Isle of Portland, a west-facing wall of pocketed limestone above the boulder beach. Sustained vertical wall climbing on sharp, friendly rock with quick drying sea breezes and winter sun. The one-stop venue that made Portland the South's year-round sport destination.

Portland - Blacknor, Limestone — West cliff above clay ope portland dorset · JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Conditions right now

Classics

Route	Grade
To Wish Impossible Things	f6b
Sacred Angel	f7a
Reptile Smile	f7a+

Access & approach

Park at Blacknor Fort or Weston; walk down the coast path to cliff-base tracks. Some sectors affected by rockfall from time to time - heed local signage.

Always check the BMC Regional Access Database (RAD)for current restrictions and seasonal bird bans before visiting. County: Dorset. View on OpenStreetMap ↗

Photos

Freely-licensed photographs taken at or near the crag. Rock changes less than websites do, but check the date — an approach can silt up or a path can be diverted.

Tar Rocks, Portland at low tide - geograph.org.uk - 737171 · Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Grassy Headland - geograph.org.uk - 1802117 · Ivan Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
High Walkway, West Cliff, Portland - geograph.org.uk - 1801723 · Ivan Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Tar Rocks off West Portland - geograph.org.uk - 737085 · Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
West Weares, West Cliffs, Portland - geograph.org.uk - 737038 · Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Where this entry comes from

This is one of our editorial seed entries — written to get the conditions engine working, not sourced from a guidebook or an open database. Treat the details as a starting point and check them yourself.