Townsville

Unique Features And Strengths:: Townsville offers something for everyone.
Description:: Townsville is great for close climbing, with most areas within half an hour drive and many different styles of climbing on offer. From the large as life boulders of "Harvey's Marbles" & "Magnetic Island" to the high quality trad and sport climbs of "Mt Stuart" and the 100m multi pitches of "Castle Hill" you will easily find something to suit you.
Access Issues:: Most areas are free to access to the public, some are closed for short times during the year due to car, bike and running races and other events such as flooding, bush fires or land slides after heavy rain. but they will open again soon after.
Where To Stay:: Townsville offers many hotels and camping grounds ranging in prices
Ethic:: Marking the rock at the start of the climbs used to be the norm, this is now frowned apon

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Photo topos

	Name	Style	Climbs	Ascents	Height
1	Mt Stuart Crag	Mostly Trad or Sport	272	1,299	23m	43
2	Castle Hill Crag	?,Sport and other styles	46	211	25m	5
3	West End Quarry Crag	?,Top Rope and other styles	11	38	16m	2
4	James Cook University Area	?,Top Rope and other styles	26	46	11m	5
5	Kissing Point Crag	Mostly Unknown	32	304	14m	3
6	Magnetic Island Area	Boulder,? and Top Rope	40	101	9m	1
7	The Cutting Crag	Boulder,?	5	6	7m	1
8	Fredericks Peak Area	Sport,? and Trad	94	137	34m	5
9	Harvey's Marbles Crag	Mostly Boulder	429	625	4m	10
10	Pallarenda Boulders Crag	All Boulder	20	34	3m	10
11	Crystal Creek Area	All Boulder	8	16
12	Palm Creek (Pirvate Land) Crag	All Boulder	2	3	6m
13	Town Common Crag	Top Rope,Sport and other styles	11	2	14m	2