Rhode Island · Rock climbing · Lincoln · Near Danielson

Backside Boulder

7 routes
V0 – V4
Bouldering
Apr, Jun–Oct
best months

Backside Boulder is a bouldering area in Rhode Island, about a mile from Saylesville Highlands. It sits among several other climbing and riding spots, including the Split Rock and Shin Buster Boulder areas and the Ripcord mountain biking route, all within a tenth of a mile. The area has seven bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V0 to V4. Slots is the easiest at V0, and Causing Confusion is the hardest at V4. Cosmo is V1, with a first ascent by John "Whtey" McLean in the early 1990s, and Back Traverse is V2, with a first ascent by Bill Patten. Typical averages from the nearby Woonsocket weather station put September highs around 75°F and lows near 54°F, with May similar at about 70°F and 48°F. Winter is cold, with January highs around 38°F and about five snow days in the month.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Normandy Farms Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 12 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    The Lodge

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsSwampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Governor William Sprague Mansion

    Museum

    Museum · 7.8 mi from Danielson

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