Texas · Rock climbing · Austin

Ancient Tracks Boulder

Ancient Tracks Boulder in Texas has 5 bouldering routes ranging across 5 difficulty grades.

5 routes
V2+ – V5
Bouldering

Best time to visit Ancient Tracks Boulder

Best months: October–April. 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

    63° / 42°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    66° / 46°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    73° / 52°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    80° / 59°

    7 wet

  5. May

    87° / 67°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    93° / 73°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    97° / 75°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    98° / 75°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    91° / 70°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    83° / 61°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    71° / 50°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    64° / 43°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Austin-Camp Mabry, TX, 3.6 mi away at 670 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Ancient Tracks Boulder is a bouldering area on city land in Texas, about 0.1 mile from the Parking Lot Boulders, Big Chief Boulder and Frontside Boulders. The land is managed by the city, and the area is part of a cluster of bouldering spots that sit close together. The climbing here is all bouldering, with five routes on the V scale ranging from V2+ to V5. The most common grades are V3- and V3, and the hardest is V5. The routes include Cover Your Tracks (V2+), Look What the Cat Tracked In (V3-), Laurel's Debut (V3) and Project (V5). Jim Day is the first ascender of several of them. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Austin run from highs around 80°F in April to about 83°F in October, while July and August average in the mid-90s. Mountain bikers can find the Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail about 8 miles away.

Routes (5)