Vermont · Rock climbing · Chittenden · Near Randolph

Gate Boulders

2 routes
V1 – V2+
Bouldering
Aug–Oct
best months

Is Gate Boulders open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. It doesn't name Gate Boulders, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Gate Boulders is a bouldering area in Vermont's Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, within the Middlebury Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the boulders sit close to two other climbing areas, The Pyramid and Timber, each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is bouldering only, with two routes: Crackle at V1 and Squeeze at V2+, both of which Sam Hayden first ascended. The grades are low, so the boulders suit climbers looking for a short, straightforward session on rock. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Rochester show July highs around 79°F with lows near 55°F, and the station sits roughly 1,000 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures up high run cooler. Nearby, the Round Robin (C-7) hike is about 0.4 mile away, and the Boondocks cross-country ski area is about 1.3 miles off. For an overnight stay, Chittenden Brook Campground is about 5 miles away, and paddlers can head to East Creek, about 5 miles out.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Rolston Rest Shelter

    Campground

    Campground · 3.2 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsHarvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Billings Farm Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 21 mi from Randolph

    Museum and active dairy farm in Woodstock, Vermont

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (commons)

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