Unlikely Wall
- 22 routes
- V0 – V7
- Bouldering · Sport · Trad
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Unlikely Wall is a climbing area in Indiana, about a mile from the town of Harrodsburg. It is a bouldering destination with a mix of sport and trad routes, and its closest neighbor is the Indiana University climbing area, roughly 10 miles away. The area has 22 routes, with 15 of them boulders. The boulders range from V0- to V7, and the sport and trad routes sit in the 5.1 to 5.11+ range. Among the boulders, Hoosier Daddy is a V0- and Jigsaw is a V7. The Dirty Bird is a V3, and Dynamite Rail is a V2. For a base, Pine Loop campground is about 4 miles away, and the Hardin Ridge Trail is a similar distance. The Ted T. Turtle Interpretive Trail and Turkey Trot Trail are both within about 5 miles.
- Pine Loop campgroundCamping4.1 mi
Hardin Ridge TrailHikingPhoto: usfs_Eastern_Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)4.2 mi- H.R. Pine LoopCamping4.4 mi
- Ted T. Turtle Interpretive TrailHikingPhoto: usfs_Eastern_Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)4.6 mi
- H.R. White Oak LoopCamping4.8 mi
- Turkey Trot TrailHikingPhoto: usfs_Eastern_Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)4.8 mi
- H.R. Bluegill LoopCamping5 mi
- Indiana UniversityRock climbing9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Unlikely WallRock climbing · Next door
- Indiana UniversityRock climbing · ~17 min drive
- Tangerine WallRock climbing · ~1h 25m drive
- Peach wallRock climbing · ~1h 25m drive
- Muscatatuck ParkRock climbing · ~1h 25m drive
- Heinousness WallRock climbing · ~1h 25m drive
- Pink BoulderRock climbing · ~1h 25m drive
- Strawberry FieldsRock climbing · ~1h 25m drive
Best time to visit Unlikely Wall
Best months: June–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.
Jan
38° / 20°
10 wet · 4 snow
Feb
43° / 23°
9 wet · 4 snow
Mar
53° / 31°
11 wet · 2 snow
Apr
64° / 41°
13 wet
May
74° / 52°
14 wet
Jun
82° / 60°
12 wet
Jul
85° / 64°
10 wet
Aug
84° / 62°
8 wet
Sep
79° / 54°
8 wet
Oct
67° / 42°
9 wet
Nov
54° / 33°
10 wet · 1 snow
Dec
42° / 25°
11 wet · 3 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, IN, 9.6 mi away at 652 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
