Hicks Road
Hicks Road is a bouldering crag in California with 2 routes.
- 2 routes
- V1-2 – V2-
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Hicks Road
Best months: Year-round. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
58° / 40°
Feb
62° / 41°
Mar
66° / 43°
Apr
70° / 45°
May
75° / 49°
Jun
82° / 52°
Jul
85° / 56°
Aug
85° / 56°
Sep
83° / 54°
Oct
76° / 49°
Nov
65° / 43°
Dec
58° / 40°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Los Gatos, CA, 5.2 mi away at 365 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Hicks Road is a bouldering area in the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve in California, on land managed by a regional agency. It sits within a cluster of climbing and hiking spots, with Roadside Rock just 0.1 mile away and the Guadalupe Trail about 0.2 mile off. The preserve's bouldering is all in the boulder style, and the two named routes here are Please Don't Break and Should've Brought Pads, both rated V1-2. The area is small, so it works well as a short stop rather than a full day's outing. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Los Gatos show May highs around 75°F and October highs around 76°F, with winter highs near 58°F and no snow days recorded in any month. The Guadalupe Trail and Enriquita Trail are both within half a mile, and Lower Guadalupe Rock is about 0.7 mile away. For paddling, the Guadalupe River is roughly 7.6 miles off.
Routes (2)
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