North Wall
- 7 routes
- V0 – V3+
- Bouldering
- Jun–Oct
- best months
North Wall is a bouldering area in Massachusetts, about 1.2 miles from the town of Symmes Corner. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with South Wall, Cliff 1 and Cliff 2 all within about a tenth of a mile, and Panther Cave about 0.2 miles away. The area is a bouldering destination, with seven routes listed, all of them boulders. The grades run from V0 to V3+, with the V2-3 range the most common. The routes include Baby Birch Crack at V0, One Move Wonder Slab at V1-2 and Chimney Stem at V2-3. For a longer outing, East Dam Road is a hike about 0.3 miles away, and Hemlock Pool Path is about 1.1 miles off. Paddlers can reach the Shawsheen River, roughly 9.4 miles away.
- South WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- Cliff 1Rock climbing0.1 mi
- Cliff 2Rock climbing0.1 mi
- Panther CaveRock climbing0.2 mi
East Dam RoadHikingPhoto: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.3 mi
Hemlock Pool PathHikingPhoto: ethan.long, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.1 mi
Nanepashemet RoadHikingPhoto: niklas.tenhaef1, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.2 mi
Shawsheen RiverCanoeingPhoto: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Hemlock Pool at Middlesex FellsRock climbing · ~2 min drivePhoto: Karlunun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Painted BoulderRock climbing · ~2 min drivePhoto: Karlunun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- The CoveRock climbing · ~2 min drivePhoto: Karlunun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Crag 3Rock climbing · ~3 min drivePhoto: Karlunun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Crag 54Rock climbing · ~3 min drivePhoto: Karlunun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Fat ManRock climbing · ~3 min drivePhoto: Karlunun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Cliff 1Rock climbing · Next door
- Cliff 2Rock climbing · Next door
- Red Cross CliffsRock climbing · Next door
- Panther CaveRock climbing · Next door
Best time to visit North 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° / 19°
12 wet · 8 snow
Feb
40° / 20°
11 wet · 7 snow
Mar
48° / 27°
13 wet · 6 snow
Apr
60° / 37°
13 wet · 1 snow
May
70° / 47°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 56°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 63°
11 wet
Aug
82° / 61°
10 wet
Sep
75° / 53°
9 wet
Oct
64° / 42°
11 wet
Nov
53° / 32°
11 wet · 2 snow
Dec
43° / 24°
12 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Reading, MA, 6 mi away at 110 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
