Delaware · Rock climbing · Wilmington

Lower Tier

10 routes
V0- – V3-4
Bouldering
Apr–Oct
best months

Lower Tier is a bouldering area in Delaware, about 0.3 miles from the town of Henry Clay. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Rockford Park and Spacklehead Boulder just 0.1 mile away. The area is a compact, close-to-town destination for boulderers, with several named boulders and routes within a short walk. The climbing here is all bouldering, and the routes run from V0- up to V3-4. The most common grade is V1, with a few routes in the V2 and V3-4 range. Among the named routes are Dollar Store Bong at V0-, Creative Mind at V1, and Beneath the Cheeks at V3-4. For a change from bouldering, the Northern Delaware Greenway is about a mile away, and the Brandywine Trail is about 2 miles off. Brandywine Creek, a fishing spot, is roughly 2.1 miles away.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Lower Tier

    Best months: April–October. 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.

    1. Jan

      38° / 24°

      10 wet · 2 snow

    2. Feb

      41° / 25°

      9 wet · 2 snow

    3. Mar

      49° / 32°

      10 wet · 1 snow

    4. Apr

      61° / 43°

      10 wet

    5. May

      71° / 52°

      11 wet

    6. Jun

      79° / 62°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      84° / 67°

      9 wet

    8. Aug

      82° / 66°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      75° / 59°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      63° / 47°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      53° / 37°

      8 wet

    12. Dec

      43° / 29°

      10 wet · 1 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wilmington Porter Rsch, DE, 1.8 mi away at 270 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (10)