Texas · Rock climbing · Austin

Guide's Wall

Guide's Wall in Texas has 9 climbing routes with 7 difficulty grades, offering mixed and sport styles.

9 routes
5.6 – 5.10c/d
Sport · Mixed

Best time to visit Guide's Wall

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

    59° / 37°

  2. Feb

    64° / 41°

  3. Mar

    73° / 48°

  4. Apr

    79° / 54°

  5. May

    86° / 63°

  6. Jun

    93° / 70°

  7. Jul

    96° / 72°

  8. Aug

    97° / 71°

  9. Sep

    90° / 66°

  10. Oct

    81° / 55°

  11. Nov

    71° / 46°

  12. Dec

    62° / 39°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Austin 6s, TX, 4.2 mi away at 570 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Guide's Wall is a climbing area within the Barton Creek Greenbelt in Austin, Texas, on city-managed land. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Choss Cave, Kingdom of Ging and Myth Wall each about 0.1 mile away. That makes the area a compact, interconnected hub for climbers working the Greenbelt's rock. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Austin run from highs around 73°F with lows near 48°F in March to highs around 81°F with lows near 55°F in October. Midsummer is much hotter, with highs in the low 90s. The area has nine climbing routes, eight of which are sport routes and one is mixed. The grades range from 5.6 to 5.10c/d. The easiest route is Thin Crack at 5.6, and the hardest is Bulge Right at 5.10c/d. April Fool, the only mixed route, is 5.10a. For mountain bikers, the Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail is about 1.2 miles away, and Travis Country - Gaines Park Trail is about 1.4 miles away.

Routes (9)