Texas · Rock climbing · Llano

Easy Traverse

Entry-level route among seven climbs catalogued at Devil's Slide.

5.5
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit Easy Traverse

Best months: October–May. 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

    60° / 34°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    64° / 38°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    71° / 46°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    78° / 53°

    7 wet

  5. May

    84° / 63°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    90° / 69°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    93° / 71°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    94° / 70°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    88° / 64°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    79° / 54°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    68° / 44°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    61° / 36°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fredericksburg, TX, 19.3 mi away at 1,685 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of seven routes catalogued at Devil's Slide, this climb sits at the entry level of the crag's range.

Photo of the crag

Devil's Slide — the crag this route is on
Devil's Slide, Texas — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Thank You (25 Millions ) views, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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