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New Wall

New Wall in Texas has 8 sport climbing routes across 5 difficulty grades.

8 routes
5.9 – 5.11b/c
Sport

Best time to visit New 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.

New Wall is a climbing area within the Barton Creek Greenbelt in Texas, on city-managed land. Several climbing areas sit close by, including New Wall Proper, The Terrace and The Great Wall, each about 0.1 mile away, so the whole group works well as a single outing. The routes here are all sport climbing, and they range from 5.9 up to 5.11b/c. Prism and Tiddelywinks are both 5.9, and Rock and Roll High School and Sunshine Boys reach the 5.11b/c grade. The typical averages from a nearby weather station in Austin run from highs around 59°F in January to about 96°F in July and August. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit, with April and October highs near 79°F and 81°F. Mountain bikers can find the Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail about 1.4 miles away and the Travis Country - Gaines Park Trail at roughly 1.8 miles.

Routes (8)