Brady’s Bluff
- 13 routes
- V0 – V8
- Bouldering · Top Rope
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Brady's Bluff is a climbing area in Ohio, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources and set within the Tri-valley Wa land unit. It is a bouldering destination, with 12 boulder problems and one top-rope route among its 13 routes. The climbing here is mostly bouldering, with grades ranging from V0 to V8 on the V scale and a single top-rope route. The boulders include "Near Death Experience" at V0, "Squeezebox" at V1-2, "Jedi Smoke Tricks" at V4-5 and "Inches and Fractions" at V8. The top-rope route is the only one of its kind in the area. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from the nearby Zanesville airport weather station show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 78°F, with September also seeing the fewest wet days of the year. Other climbing areas within a short drive include Mollies Rock, about 4.7 miles away, and Dillon Lakeside, about 6.2 miles away. Gorsuch Fitness Trail, a hike about 3.5 miles off, and the Storybook Trail, about 7.6 miles away, round out the options for a longer outing.
Best time to go · Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Brady’s Bluff
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° / 22°
13 wet
Feb
42° / 24°
11 wet
Mar
52° / 31°
12 wet
Apr
65° / 41°
13 wet
May
74° / 51°
13 wet
Jun
81° / 60°
12 wet
Jul
85° / 64°
11 wet
Aug
84° / 62°
10 wet
Sep
78° / 54°
9 wet
Oct
66° / 43°
10 wet
Nov
53° / 34°
11 wet
Dec
43° / 27°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Zanesville Muni Ap, OH, 6.3 mi away at 880 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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