The last significant rain was 6.0mm on August 19th, followed by 2.4mm on August 20th, giving roughly 5–6 dry days before light drizzle (0.7mm) on August 25th and a trace today. The SE/S aspect and moderate winds have aided drying, but humidity has been persistently high (83% average over the past week), and a major storm front (25.9mm) arrives tomorrow, making today the only realistic window — and conditions should be visually verified on arrival.
Based on weather conditions only — does not cover bird nesting restrictions or other access issues.
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Site Details
A mid-county bouldering venue on open moorland north of Scots Gap, managed by the National Trust. Notably different rock — Millstone Grit rather than Fell Sandstone — giving a coarser, more gritstone-like texture with different porosity. Over 200 problems on a prominent buttress and scattered boulders. SE-S facing aspect catches good sun. A quieter alternative to the more popular venues.
Condition Notes
Millstone Grit rather than Fell Sandstone — coarser texture with different porosity characteristics. Still porous and must not be climbed wet, but drying behaviour differs slightly from the finer-grained Fell Sandstone venues.
- Rock Type
- Gritstone
- Wind Exposure
- Partial
- Altitude
- 215m
- Climbing
- Bouldering
- Aspects
- SE S
- Problems
- 200
- Boulder Grades
- Font 4 – Font 7a
- Access
- CRoW Open Access
- Approach
- 5 min
Site Data
- Name
- Rothley Crag
- County
- Northumberland
- Rock Type
- Gritstone
- Climbing Types
- Bouldering
- Aspects
- SE, S
- Wind Exposure
- Partial
- Altitude
- 215m
- Latitude
- 55.191
- Longitude
- -1.935
- OS Grid Ref
- NZ 042885
- Access Type
- CRoW Open Access
- Approach Time
- 5 min
- Problem Count
- 200
- Route Count
- —
- Boulder Grades
- Font 4 – Font 7a
- Trad Grades
- —
- Tidal
- No
- Parking Notes
- Large layby at crossroads further north, or small (3 cars max) layby at southern end. Do NOT park on roadside blocking gates or field access.
- Condition Notes
- Millstone Grit rather than Fell Sandstone — coarser texture with different porosity characteristics. Still porous and must not be climbed wet, but drying behaviour differs slightly from the finer-grained Fell Sandstone venues.
- ID
- f3ac3ffd-6a66-4016-977f-a7439749de28
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