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Campground · 1.2 mi from the trail
Rhode Island · Rock climbing · Hope Valley · Near Danielson
The Grain Boulder
- 5 routes
- V2 – V7
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
The Grain Boulder is a bouldering area in Rhode Island, about 1.2 miles from the town of Rockville. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Clamshell Boulder just 0.1 mile away and Stubtown Rd. Boulders about 0.3 mile off, so it works well as one stop in a short stretch of bouldering. The area has five boulder problems, all rated on the V scale. The easiest is Night Crawler at V2, and the hardest is Against the Grain at V7. Pure Grain Alcohol and Acorn Overdose sit around V5+, and Pure Grain was first climbed by Marc Troob. For a change from bouldering, Long and Ell Pond Trail is about a mile away, and the Narragansett Trail (Ri) is roughly 1.3 miles off.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Jesse H. Metcalf Mess Hall
Restaurant
On your way back · 2 mi
If it rainsElliot Schwartz for StudioEIS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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More in Danielson- Clamshell BoulderRock climbing0.1 mi
- Stubtown Rd. BouldersRock climbing0.3 mi
- RockvilleRock climbing0.3 mi
- Long and Ell Pond TrailHiking1 mi
- Narragansett Trail (Ri)Hiking1.3 mi
- Freeman TrailHiking2.3 mi
- Wood RiverRiver fishing4.1 mi
- Breakheart PondLake fishing7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Stubtown Rd. BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- RockvilleRock climbing · Next door
- Blue Pond BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Sean Timothy Gilman BoulderRock climbing · ~1 min drive
- Deep South CavesRock climbing · ~6 min drive
- Deep Woods BoulderRock climbing · ~7 min drive
- Beach PondRock climbing · ~8 min drive
- Treasure TroveRock climbing · ~8 min drive
- Pyramid BoulderRock climbing · ~8 min drive
- Valley of Kings (Pyramid Area)Rock climbing · ~8 min drive
Best time to visit The Grain Boulder
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
40° / 25°
10 wet
Feb
41° / 26°
9 wet
Mar
47° / 32°
10 wet
Apr
57° / 41°
11 wet
May
67° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 59°
11 wet
Jul
82° / 66°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 64°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 57°
10 wet
Oct
64° / 47°
11 wet
Nov
54° / 38°
10 wet
Dec
45° / 30°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Westerly State Ap, RI, 10.7 mi away at 81 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
