Massachusetts · Rock climbing · Berlin

The Anvil

6 routes
V1 – V4
Bouldering
Apr, Jul–Oct
best months

The Anvil is a bouldering area in Massachusetts, about 1.2 miles from Seventh Day Adventist Village. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Garfield Woods just 0.1 mile away and Welcome Boulder 0.2 mile off, so it works well as one stop in a day of bouldering in the area. The area has six bouldering routes, all rated from V1 to V4 on the V scale. The easiest are Quench and The Forge at V1, and the hardest is The Hammer at V4. The Blacksmith is V2, and Henry and the Angry Inch and Where's Henry? are both V3. The routes are all bouldering, so there is no climbing on rope here. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Fitchburg show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 83°F. North Brook Trail is 0.9 mile away for a walk, and Great Oak Farm Trail is about 2 miles off. Wachusett Reservoir, roughly 4.7 miles away, offers fishing, and the Assabet River, about 6.2 miles away, is a canoeing option.

  • Best time to go · Apr, Jul–Oct

    Best time to visit The Anvil

    Best months: April and July–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

      34° / 16°

      11 wet

    2. Feb

      37° / 17°

      9 wet

    3. Mar

      45° / 25°

      11 wet

    4. Apr

      58° / 35°

      12 wet

    5. May

      70° / 46°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 56°

      13 wet

    7. Jul

      83° / 61°

      12 wet

    8. Aug

      82° / 60°

      12 wet

    9. Sep

      74° / 51°

      11 wet

    10. Oct

      62° / 40°

      12 wet

    11. Nov

      50° / 30°

      11 wet

    12. Dec

      40° / 22°

      11 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fitchburg Muni Ap, MA, 11.1 mi away at 348 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (6)