Blackwall Mountain
I saw 10 bolted sport routes and 3 ringbolted overhangs which might need some trad gear placed between ringbolts and lots of top rope possibilities
Palmdale
Two climbing spots either side of the road.
Most runs look 24+
Patonga
Fairly long section of cliffs near patonga.
Phegans Bay
There is a range of climbs starting from around grade 14. Most are bolted, however some anchor points have been bashed in on main face (see further on for more information about this)
Point Clare
A decent number of bolted (most with ringbolts) runs up to 20m in hieght
Reeves Street
The is a large slab, a nice crack climb, an overhang and more around the back
Wards Hill
A surprisngly impressive crag located right beside Ward's Hill Rd, Empire Bay.
The crag has two distinct walls - the first is a nice looking 10m high grey wall with 5 or 6 mainly bolted routes (old carrots plus some rather mangled fixed hangers). The main wall is a bit further on, and reaches about 20m in height, with superb orange rock at the base. There look to be about another half dozen routes or so on this wall, with a variety of carrots and fixed hangers for protection.
West Gosford
A neat little crag just behind Hardware House at West Gosford
There is also a smaller area located on Debenham Road.
Bouddi National Park
Bouddi National Park is a small national park on the central coast of NSW. Although it's very small, it does have some quite large sea cliffs similar to those found in Sydney (Bouddi is part of the same region of sandstone). These are generally areas of active erosion, and are loose, unstable and unsuitable for climbing. There are also some inland cliffs which contain most of the climbing. Many of these are at the heads of gullies, and can be quite wet and slimy, particularly after rain.
Hawkesbury River
The hawkesbury is an area of sandstone surrounding a river and includes areas such as Cottage Point, Suicide Slabs and the Wondabyne area.
Jolls Bridge
A long section of cliffs sitting right beside the freeway. Varied grades of climbs with heights of up to 45m. Most climbs require mixed gear with some sport routes.
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