Kilnsey Crag

LimestoneFaces Esportf6b to f9a

Wharfedale's iconic roadside cliff, its huge main overhang jutting out over the valley floor. Steep, technical and fingery sport climbing on bulletproof limestone, with an unrivalled concentration of 8s beneath the famous roof. The steepness shrugs off rain but deep-seated seepage keeps many lines wet well into summer.

Kilnsey Crag, Limestone — Kilnsey Crag , Yorkshire Dales , September 2008 - panoramio · originalpickaxe, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Conditions right now

Classics

Route	Grade
WYSIWYG	f7a+
Comedy	f7c
True North	f8c
Northern Lights	f9a

Access & approach

Lay-by parking on the B6160 directly below the crag. The crag sits on private farmland - keep to the base and respect any signed restrictions.

Always check the BMC Regional Access Database (RAD)for current restrictions and seasonal bird bans before visiting. County: North Yorkshire. 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.

Kilnsey Crag from Conistone Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 6628758 · Chris Holifield, 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.