Playground Boulder
- 5 routes
- V0 – V8
- Bouldering
- May–Oct
- best months
Playground Boulder is a bouldering area in Massachusetts, about 2 miles from the town of Leino Park. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking spots, with the Wachusett Mountain Area just half a mile away and Redemption Crag about a mile off. The area has five bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V0 to V8. The easiest is Merry Go Round at V0, and the hardest is Ralph's Run at V8. Teeter Totter is a V4, and Bump and Slide (True Grit) is a V6+. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Ashburnham show July highs around 80°F with lows near 60°F, while winter brings highs in the low 30s and regular snow days from December through February. Nearby, the Mountain House Trail is about 0.6 miles away, and the Red Oak Trail is about 2.4 miles off. Paddlers can find the Quinapoxet River roughly 8 miles away.
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Playground Boulder
Best months: May–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
31° / 14°
13 wet · 9 snow
Feb
33° / 15°
11 wet · 8 snow
Mar
41° / 23°
13 wet · 6 snow
Apr
55° / 34°
12 wet · 2 snow
May
66° / 44°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 54°
12 wet
Jul
80° / 60°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 57°
10 wet
Sep
71° / 51°
9 wet
Oct
57° / 39°
11 wet
Nov
46° / 31°
11 wet · 2 snow
Dec
35° / 20°
13 wet · 7 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ashburnham, MA, 8.8 mi away at 1,108 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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