Climbs 150
Rocktype Granite
Altitude 191m a.s.l
Faces all
Crag features
A relatively compact area by Bovey Woods standards. A good spread of grades and features. Sweet Dude and Matterhorn Metolius areas both lie below the main path, the rest of the bouldering is above the main path.
Approach notes
Park at the small car park on the crossroads formed by the road to Hennock and the Little John's Walk bridlepath. Walk down the bridlepath until the first gate on the right. Take this path (boggy to begin with) - this leads to the main sector. The Sweet Dude boulders lie below this path, Matterhorn Metolius boulders can be located by continuing further down the bridlpeath past the second gate on the right. The Matterhorn Metolius boulder is off to the right about 50 yards from the path.
Restricted Access
Restricted Access
Shaptor Wood is owned by the Woodland 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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