Climbs 150
Rocktype Granite
Altitude 228m a.s.l
Faces all
Crag features
The most perched area in Bovey Woods and possibly the shortest walk in (<5 minutes). Home to Bovey Woods' hardest problem - The Big Roof - and a large number of other classics...
Approach notes
Park at the T junction by Higher Bowden (room for 2 cars here), or on the road by the houses at the base of the small hill on the Bovey Tracey side of the field with the footpath through it (2/3 cars). In each parking spot it is very important that THE ROAD AND GATE ENTRANCES ARE LEFT CLEAR. Go over the stile into the field and instead of walking diagonally through the field, hug the N side (ie R hand side) of the copse separating the field to head into the wodds directly in front of you. The first boulders will appear within 50 yards of entering the wood.
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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