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Yorkshire Grit via public transport

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 melto1664 27 Aug 2010
Are there any yorkshire gritstone crags easily accessible via public transport? Preferably from Leeds, either by bus or train?

Cheers,

Adrian
 conorcussell 27 Aug 2010
In reply to melto1664: Baildon, Caley, almscliff and Ilkley are easy enough. Heptonstall is a bit further

Baildon - train to shipley, then 25 minute walk

Caley - X84 to otley, get out when you see boulders on your left

Ilkley - Train/Bus to ilkley, then 20 minute walk to the crag

Heptonstall - Train to Hebden Bridge then a 35 mins walk to the crag.

Almscliff - train to weeton then 25 min walk
 Lemony 27 Aug 2010
In reply to conorcussell: Shipley Glen, train to Saltaire then 15 minute walk

Hetchell, bus to Bardsey then a 10 minute walk
 Lemony 27 Aug 2010
In reply to Lemony: Not to forget the mighty West Chevin, train to menston then a half hour walk.
 Ewan Russell 27 Aug 2010
In reply to conorcussell:
yeah the chevin is the same as caley just follow the path.
 Dave Warburton 27 Aug 2010
In reply to melto1664: Uni? Join the Mountaineering club. Stoked.
 Simon Caldwell 27 Aug 2010
In reply to conorcussell:
> Heptonstall - Train to Hebden Bridge then a 35 mins walk to the crag.

Or Crow's Nest Wood Quarry is about 5 minutes walk - whether you'd want to bother is another matter!
 EeeByGum 27 Aug 2010
In reply to melto1664: Train to Skipton and bus to Embsey gives you access to Crookrise and Eastby. Bus to Grassington from Skitpon gives you Rylstone.

Train to Keighley and the Burnley bus gives you access to Earl Crag.
Train to Shipley gives you Shittly Glen or Baildon Bank.
 Lemony 27 Aug 2010
In reply to EeeByGum: Rylstone, eastby and crookrise are all very easy to do with bikes from Skipton Station as well
In reply to Lemony:
> (In reply to Lemony) Not to forget the mighty West Chevin, train to menston then a half hour walk.


Mighty Bas Weat Chevin, after all it's the nearest thing to Font in Yorkshire!
 thedatastream 27 Aug 2010
In reply to melto1664:

Hawkcliffe: Train from Leeds to Steeton & Silsden and then a 10-15 minute walk. Or go to Keighley and get the Skipton bus and alight at the bus stop by Hawkcliffe farm.
 grubes 27 Aug 2010
In reply to melto1664:
Train to huddersfield/Marsden bus to the bottom of pule hill 5/10 mins walk up the hill
 Will Hunt 28 Aug 2010
In reply to melto1664:

Come on now gents stop dicking about. What's all this with 25 minute walks and 10/15 minute walks?
It's all in the thumb. You guys break a sweat and I'll see you up there when you eventually arrive, yeah?
 dunnyg 28 Aug 2010
II wouldnt go to crows nest wood. unless Its icy cold. Really cold. There might be sme classic winter lines.
 JdotP 28 Aug 2010
In reply to melto1664:

Also some peak district gritstone is easily accessible by train from Leeds - the Chew valley crags are fairly close to Greenfield station.
 Ewan Russell 28 Aug 2010
In reply to Will Hunt:
Lol, are we all giving you a 20 minute head start or something?
 Ewan Russell 28 Aug 2010
In reply to Dave Warburton:
I wouldn't there all a bunch of dicks. Who all go around saying look at me I am a mountaineer, Im cool and we go lots of wicked places like birchen and skye!
But that said being a member of the leeds uni climbing club should mean beast like jamming ability from the cliff, Henry Price Level finger strengh(one armers on little pebbles) and finally a fetish for tight lycra.
 Dave Warburton 28 Aug 2010
In reply to Will Hunt: Fat Bastard. I saw you in Headingly the otherday, you actually fit in very well with all the 'gay looking' student types. Still, could be worse, you could do Geography.

Love x
 Bulls Crack 28 Aug 2010
In reply to melto1664:

Caley, Chevin, Shipley Glen, Baildon, and Hetchell if you want from Leeds all nearby

Calder Valley - Heptonstall - Widdop (there's an occasional bus)

Crookrise, Eastby and the other one there via train to Skipton then hoof it/bus
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