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TO PRESERVE ACCESS follow instructions below - DO NOT PARK IN ESTATE FIELD ENTRANCES/GATEWAYS

The landowner is concerned about the health and safety issues associated with the public walking/cycling through the steading at Balgon Barns. This is clearly identified as a private estate road and a gate has now been erected across the private road and access to the crag is now a little more circuitous (additional 1.5km).

Approach is easiest via the John Muir Way from North Berwick Law.
Parking is best at the North Berwick Law car park, from here head to NBL quarry and take the path south past a small pond and through a couple of gates into farmland. From here head directly south along the field boundary, cross a small lane and continue until meeting a larger road at a chicane. From here rather than take the roughly surface track signed "Balgone Barns" to the farm, turn left/east and follow the JMW along the road for c.600m then along the field boundaries for a further 1.1km. Turn west off the JMW and follow the sign post for Balgone Lakes. After c.200m turn right to follow the path that runs along the south side of the lake. The crag is at the western end of the lake.

Shooting takes place between 1st October and 1st February so please avoid between these dates.

Cars should DEFINITELY NOT be left on the Balgone Barns access road further south as this is the one thing that will upset the landowner and jeopardise access to the crag.

TAKE GREAT CARE if you are knocking rock off / developing a new route not to put others at risk.  Remember there are other users in the area.  This is VITAL to preserve access to this crag.

 

15m. Start as for Bullrush to first bolt then climb right into the scoop and then a very hard sequence up the overhanging wall.

Mark Garthwaite 04/Sep/2021.

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luisarthurf 12 Nov, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: The first bolt came off the rock, I told some of the people that are setting the new routes up there, but if anyone is going please take a wrench. We left the bolt just under where the route begins
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βeta: The first bolt came off the rock, I told some of the people that are setting the new routes up there, but if anyone is going please take a wrench. We left the bolt just under where the route begins
rjbrady 15 Apr, 2023 Show βeta
βeta: Cool crux, my shoulder hurts though
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βeta: Cool crux, my shoulder hurts though
Boabigoe 3 Oct, 2022 Show βeta
βeta: Really nice crux sequence, wee bit soft but still solid.
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βeta: Really nice crux sequence, wee bit soft but still solid.

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