Main Boulder
- 6 routes
- V0 – V3
- Bouldering
Main Boulder is a bouldering area in Sourland Mountain Preserve in New Jersey, on county land. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking spots, with Playground and Backyard Boulders each about 0.2 miles away and Roaring Rocks about 0.3 miles off. The area has six bouldering routes, all rated between V0 and V3 on the V scale. The easiest is Security Blanket at V0, and the hardest is Boys and girls in America at V3. The other routes include Sal Paradise at V1 and Neal Cassady's Hudson at V2. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 71°F in May to about 77°F in September, with July the warmest at about 85°F. Hikers can pair a session with Ridge, a hike about 0.1 mile away, or Roaring Rocks Trail, about 0.2 miles off. Paddlers will find the Delaware & Raritan Canal Water Trail roughly 5 miles away.
RidgeHikingPhoto: robanhk, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi- PlaygroundRock climbing0.1 mi
- Backyard BouldersRock climbing0.2 mi
Ridge TrailHikingPhoto: robanhk, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.2 mi- Roaring Rocks TrailHikingPhoto: robanhk, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.2 mi
- Roaring RocksRock climbing0.3 mi
- Tributary TrailHikingPhoto: robanhk, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.5 mi
- Delaware & Raritan Canal Water TrailCanoeing5.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
