Massachusetts · Rock climbing · Berlin

Berlin Boulder

14 routes
V0 – V8
Bouldering
Apr, Jul–Oct
best months

Berlin Boulder is a bouldering area in Massachusetts, about a mile from the town of West Berlin. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Welcome Boulder and Garfield Woods each about a third of a mile away and The Anvil about 0.4 miles off. The place is built around 14 bouldering routes, all of them rated from V0 to V8 on the V scale. Most of the routes are straightforward boulders rather than climbs, and the grade range runs from the easiest V0 up to V8. Steve Angelini, a local climber, did many of the first ascents in the 1980s, including Flake Out and Sandals at V0, Pregnancy Test at V1 and Raspberry Jam at V5. The hardest of them is Low Traverse at V8. The warmest stretch for climbing runs from June through August, when typical highs reach the upper 70s to around 83°F with lows in the 50s and 60s, based on averages from a nearby weather station. Late spring and early fall are milder, with May highs near 70°F and September near 74°F. For time off the rock, the North Brook Trail is about 1.2 miles away, the Great Oak Farm Trail is about 1.8 miles away, and the Wachusett Reservoir fishing access is about 4.7 miles away.

  • Best time to go · Apr, Jul–Oct

    Best time to visit Berlin Boulder

    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, 11.5 mi away at 348 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (14)