The Hawkcraig
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The Hawkcraig is an area of seacliffs at Aberdour. It is perhaps the easiest of the trad venues near Edinburgh to access via public transport, and also has decent car parking.
The grade spread is typically Severe to HVS, with a couple of short or loose low e-grade routes as well. The crag classic is Pain Pillar VS 4c, the pillar at the east end of the crag (perhaps because its easy to take a fine photograph of it, leaving you framed against the sky). Other crag favourites include Asinine, Gaucho and Gizmo.
Access
Most of the climbing is tidal, so best to check the tide charts before you go. The link moves a bit, but the BBC site is good for this; select weather, coast and sea, tide tables. The area to check is Leith, Aberdour is opposite, so follows the same times.
Directions & Approach
An easy walk from Aberdour Train station.
The Climbing
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