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The Valley Boulderfield

22 bouldering routes in North Carolina at 9 difficulty grades.

The Valley BoulderfieldPhoto: pmuellr, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
22 routes
V2-3 – V7
Bouldering

Best time to visit The Valley Boulderfield

Best months: March–June and August–November. 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

    48° / 29°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    52° / 30°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    59° / 36°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 44°

    9 wet

  5. May

    76° / 55°

    11 wet

  6. Jun

    84° / 63°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 68°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 66°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 59°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    70° / 47°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    60° / 36°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    51° / 31°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Danbury, NC, 6.2 mi away at 1,019 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Valley Boulderfield is a bouldering area in North Carolina, about 1.4 miles from the community of Moores Springs. It sits among several other climbing spots, including Warmup Boulder and The Brink, both about 0.1 mile away, and Trailside Boulderfield, about 0.2 mile off. Climbers will find 22 boulder problems here, ranging from V2 to V7, with V4 as the median grade. For comfortable weather, aim for fall. Typical averages from the Danbury, NC weather station, about 6 miles away, show October highs around 70°F with lows near 47°F, and April is similar at around 70°F by day and 44°F at night. That station sits roughly 850 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. Hikers can head to the Moores Wall Loop Trail, about 0.9 mile away, or Torys Den Trail, about 1.1 mile off. Paddlers will find the Little Yadkin River roughly 8.5 miles away.

Routes (22)

Game Theory Boulder(1)

Game TheoryV4

Vandal Boulder, The(1)

The VandalV7

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