Massachusetts · Rock climbing · Lynnfield · Near Newburyport

Bow Ridge Area

43 routes
V0+ – V7-
Bouldering · Trad · Top Rope
Apr–Oct
best months

Bow Ridge Area is a climbing area in Massachusetts, set within Bow Ridge Conservation Area. It is a compact cluster of boulders and boulder problems rather than a single route, with several named climbing spots sitting just a few hundred yards apart. The area is best suited to boulderers, with 35 of its 43 routes falling into that style. The remaining routes are top rope, trad and sport. On the V scale, the boulders run from V0+ to V7-, and on the YDS scale, they go from 5.5 to 5.12. Among the named routes, Seven, Eight, Nine is a V2 boulder, and Black Racer is a V7- boulder. The surrounding area adds more to explore. Water Tower Boulder and Townhouse Boulder lie about 0.1 mile away, and Deep Woods Area is about 0.2 mile off. Mountain bikers can ride the Deep Woods Trail West, about 0.4 mile away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    RV Field

    Campground

    Campground · 7.0 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Dunkin'

    Fast food

    On your way back · 1 mi · Open after 6
  • If it rainsDaderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Rebecca Nurse Homestead

    Museum

    On your way back · 4 mi

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Routes (43)