Climbs 250
Rocktype Granite
Altitude 205m a.s.l
Faces all
Crag features
More problems than any other single sector in Bovey Woods - all styles, orientations and grades catered for. A beautiful, prisitine woodland, please keep it that way!
Approach notes
Park at the limited parking area on the corner of the crossroads formed by the road to Hennock and the bridlepath (Little John's Walk) or on the corner as the woods are first met on the lane up from Bovey Tracey (again limited). If car parks are full please climb elsewhere - DO NOT BLOCK THE ROAD OR GATE ENTRANCES.
Bearacleave is the area of woodland on the west side of the road to the south of the Little John's Walk bridlepath. There are various paths into the bouldering.
Restricted Access
Restricted Access
Bearacleave Wood is owned by the National Trust and contains some fantastic quality bouldering with something for everyone. Access problems have arisen recently at this and other bouldering areas on Dartmoor due mainly to excessive cleaning of boulders, but also some other issues. Please follow the Respect the Rock code as well as the following site specific access code of conduct:
No new development - there are in excess of 700 exisiting lines across Bovey Woods as a whole and further development would mean more cleaning and removal of important mosses and lichens. This is a real concern to the landowners and continued development and new cleaning could result in loss of access.
Keep cleaning to a minimum. A completely clean boulder might look good to a climber, but to the landowner it looks a lot like environmental damage. Keep individual holds clean, don't strip entire faces of vegetation.
Chalk really stands out in the environment, so remove as much as possible from the rock before leaving a problem.
Please don't use this area for lantern sessions (night bouldering) - this has been a contributing factor in the developing access concerns of the landowner.
Take your litter home with you as well as any other litter in the area. This includes things like pieces of finger tape which can be easily forgotten.
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