Tennessee · Rock climbing · Johnson City

Rail cut #3 - Tweetsie Trail

Rail cut #3 - Tweetsie Trail is a 3-route climbing area in Tennessee with bouldering pads.

3 routes
V3
Bouldering

Best time to visit Rail cut #3 - Tweetsie Trail

Best months: April 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

    46° / 26°

    12 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    50° / 28°

    12 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    59° / 34°

    13 wet

  4. Apr

    69° / 42°

    12 wet

  5. May

    77° / 52°

    13 wet

  6. Jun

    83° / 60°

    13 wet

  7. Jul

    85° / 64°

    13 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 62°

    12 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 56°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    70° / 44°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    59° / 33°

    11 wet

  12. Dec

    50° / 29°

    13 wet · 1 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Elizabethton, TN, 3.4 mi away at 1,487 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Rail cut #3 on the Tweetsie Trail in Tennessee is a bouldering spot on city-managed land within the Tweetsie Trail area. The climbing here is all bouldering, with three routes clustered around the V3 grade, and the most comfortable time to visit is late spring or early fall. Late spring and early fall are the mildest seasons. Typical averages from the nearby Elizabethton weather station run about 77°F highs in May and 80°F in September, with fewer wet days in October than in most other months. The closest neighbors are the Turtle Ridge Trail and The Minga Path, each about 2 miles away. The Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail is about 2.7 miles off, and Buffalo Creek, a canoeing spot, is roughly 3.6 miles away.

Routes (3)

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