Massachusetts · Rock climbing · Foxborough

Goat Rock

11 routes
V0 – V5+
Bouldering
Apr–Oct
best months

Goat Rock is a bouldering area in Massachusetts, about 1.4 miles from West Foxboro. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Stimulus Boulder and The Twins each about 0.2 miles away and Big Twin about 0.3 miles off. The area is a compact, close-to-town destination for boulderers. The climbing here is all bouldering, with 11 routes spread across the site. Grades run from V0 to V5+, with the median at V1. Billy Goat and Goat Theorem are the easiest, and Ripple Traverse is a V3. What's For Dinner? is the hardest, a V5+ first ascended by Dennis Mulherin in April 2018. For a change from the rocks, the Healthy Heart Loop and Acorn Trail are both about a mile away. Lake Pearl, roughly 3 miles off, offers fishing.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Goat Rock

    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

      37° / 20°

      12 wet

    2. Feb

      40° / 21°

      10 wet

    3. Mar

      47° / 28°

      12 wet

    4. Apr

      59° / 38°

      12 wet

    5. May

      70° / 48°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 57°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      83° / 63°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      82° / 62°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      74° / 54°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      62° / 43°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      51° / 34°

      11 wet

    12. Dec

      42° / 25°

      12 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Walpole 2, MA, 7.3 mi away at 170 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (11)