The Cattle Troughs Area is popular with novices and beginners although it is perhaps not quite as good a place to venture for your first taste of Swanage as Subluminal with its extensive flat and solid top and commodious belay ledges. The Cattle Troughs’ routes are easy to reach and have generally sound rock; however gear can be a bit sparse on some climbs and it is a dangerous venue in rough or even moderate seas. Amphitheatre Ledge Area has some quality harder climbs on some good rock, whilst the slabs and short friendly walls of the Hangover and Isis Areas are favourites with novices and those looking for good easier and mid-grade routes.
Routes
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35 trad routes (D...E5) 1 sport route (8a+) 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 Ledge Unknown Ledge is a little-visited section of Swanage. The climbs are steep, strenuous and single... |
7 | Trad |
Lots of sun! |
Up and down 25 mins |
Abseil Windy | 364 |
| Flake Ledge An appealing cliff with a handful of reasonable climbs that take on some exposed and exciting... |
3 | Trad |
Lots of sun! |
Up and down 25 mins |
Abseil Windy | 365 |
| Hangover Area The cliff-line at Cattle Troughs comprises two semi-circular amphitheatres with a broken ledge... |
9 | Trad |
Lots of sun! |
Up and down 25 mins |
Abseil Windy | 366 |
| Isis Area Around the corner lies the second hollow, known as The Pulpit Amphitheatre. All the routes finish... |
7 | Trad |
Lots of sun! |
Up and down 25 mins |
Abseil Windy | 367 |
| Amphitheatre Ledge Amphitheatre Ledge is a quiet and secluded area that deserves more traffic. The climbing is... |
10 | Trad |
Lots of sun! |
Up and down 25 mins |
Abseil Tidal Windy | 368 |
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