Wolfhole Crag

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Wolfhole Crag
Wolfhole Crag in the distance as seen from Hawthornthwaite fell
Elevation	527 m (1729 ft)
Location	Forest of Bowland, England
Prominence	c. 40 m
Topo map	OS Landrangers 102, 103
OS grid reference	SD630580

Wolfhole Crag is a lonely and seldom-visited hill in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England. Its seclusion is due in part to its low profile and long approach walks. A long path approaches from Ward's Stone in the west which is fraught with bogs. Another tarmac path from Tarnbrook meets this half way. A final path comes from the north east from the Hornby Road in the direction to White Hill. The summit consists of two large (10m high) buttresses of gritstone some unusually shaped waist-high rocks and the usual trig point. The buttresses contain a number of recorded rock climbs, including the two furthest "hard grit" routes (E7 & E6) from the road in the entire UK. Both climbs were ascended in 2001 by Neil Kershaw and Greg Chapman.

It’s quite possible to not see another human being all day there.