Powerline Backbreaker
- V5
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr–Oct
- best months
One of the hardest problems at Vietnam, sitting near the top of the grade span. First ascent by Josh Comeau, 2010.
- HillsideRock climbing · Next door
- Atomic BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- El HefeRock climbing · Next door
- Back HillsideRock climbing · Next door
- The RoofsRock climbing · Next door
- Quarry LandRock climbing · Next door
- Sa bai deeRock climbing · Next door
- Power Line BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Entrance BoulderRock climbing · ~1 min drive
- Renaissance BoulderRock climbing · ~2 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Milford BywayMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- "The Sandpits" Private Hiking and Winter Sports AreaCamping · ~4 min drive
- Fiske MillpondLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Lake Winthrop Shorefishing AreaBoat launch · ~8 min drive
Old Hopkinton Spring TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Powerline Backbreaker
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.
Jan
38° / 17°
9 wet · 6 snow
Feb
41° / 18°
8 wet · 4 snow
Mar
48° / 25°
11 wet · 3 snow
Apr
60° / 35°
10 wet · 1 snow
May
71° / 46°
10 wet
Jun
79° / 55°
9 wet
Jul
84° / 61°
9 wet
Aug
83° / 59°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 51°
9 wet
Oct
65° / 39°
9 wet
Nov
53° / 31°
9 wet · 1 snow
Dec
43° / 23°
10 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at West Medway, MA, 4.6 mi away at 210 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
