The huge winding gash of the Avon Gorge holds the UK's biggest and best urban crag. Brunel's famous suspension bridge spans the gorge, providing a magnificent backdrop to the climbing and, even though the cliffs are blighted by traffic noise, the climbing experience is memorable. The crags rise to around 70 metres and for the most part are composed of high quality limestone, the one exception being the grand natural buttress beneath the suspension bridge itself.
Routes
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68 trad routes (D...E6) Graded List of Routes List of First Ascents |         | ||
| Buttress (click for routes) | No. of Routes | Route Type | Sunshine or shade |
Approach walk | Other | Page |
| Unknown Wall The left side of the area is a huge mass of variable-quality rock (the Unknown Wall) up which some... |
5 | Trad |
Lots of sun! |
Level 3 mins |
Windy | 48 |
| Unknown Buttress The Unknown Buttress is divided into two walls by a huge ramp, and has consistently excellent rock... |
11 | Trad |
Sun from mid-morning |
Level 3 mins |
Windy | 50 |
| Sea Walls The Sea Walls are the most popular section of The Avon Gorge and have a line-up of easily-accessed... |
13 | Trad |
Sun from mid-morning |
Roadside 0 mins |
Windy | 52 |
| The Lich Area The left side of the Main Wall has a number of good and popular routes that are a nice introduction... |
5 | Trad |
Lots of sun! |
Roadside 0 mins |
Windy | 57 |
| Malbogies Area The right-hand side of the Main Wall has a number of long, hard routes that typify the best of what... |
7 | Trad |
Lots of sun! |
Roadside 0 mins |
Windy | 58 |
| The Pink Wall The steep, white and pale-pink wall that leans out over the left-hand side of Morning Slab is the... |
6 | Trad |
Lots of sun! |
Roadside 0 mins |
Windy Access - A bird ban is in effect on this face between April 1st | 60 |
| Morning Slab and Evening Wall Morning Slab is a massive hulk of compact rock, split in its lower half by bands of narrow... |
9 | Trad |
Afternoon sun |
Roadside 0 mins |
Windy | 62 |
| Central Buttress The long narrow rib at the far right-hand end of the cliff holds some high quality climbs, though... |
4 | Trad |
Afternoon sun |
Roadside 0 mins |
Windy | 64 |
| Giant's Cave Buttress A long undulating series of steep buttresses dropping the full-height of the Gorge define the line... |
1 | Trad |
Lots of sun! |
Downhill 15 mins |
Windy | 66 |
| Suspension Bridge Buttress Located under the Suspension Bridge, this fine crag is home to some Avon Gorge classics. The rock... |
7 | Trad |
Afternoon sun |
Downhill 12 mins |
Windy | 68 |
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