Vermont · Rock climbing · Killington · Near Randolph

Spring Sliding Boulder

9 routes
V0 – V5
Bouldering
Jun–Oct
best months

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Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. It doesn't name Spring Sliding Boulder, so check the source for the area it covers (4 listed).

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

Spring Sliding Boulder is a bouldering area in Vermont, set within the Rochester Ranger District of the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests and along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. The National Park Service manages the land, and there is no fee to visit. Nine bouldering routes sit at this spot, all rated from V0 to V5 on the V scale, with the easiest at Spring Roll (V0) and the hardest at Spring Combo $3.99 (V5). Several of the routes have climbers' names tied to their first ascents, including Spring Chicken (V2) by Bruce Welton and Leafpeepers Hate Spring (V3) by Sam Hayden. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from the Rutland weather station, about 10 miles away, show July highs near 80°F with lows around 56°F, and snow days drop to zero from May through September. Other bouldering areas sit right next door, including Big Air Boulder and Right Ridge, each about 0.1 mile away. The Appalachian hike is 0.3 mile off, and the Kent Brook Trail is 0.7 mile away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Tucker-Johnson Shelter

    Campground

    Campground · 2.4 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    iPie Pizzeria

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsHarvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Billings Farm Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 14 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)

More in Randolph
  • Best time to go · Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit Spring Sliding Boulder

    Best months: June–October. 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

      29° / 8°

      13 wet · 9 snow

    2. Feb

      32° / 9°

      10 wet · 8 snow

    3. Mar

      41° / 18°

      12 wet · 6 snow

    4. Apr

      55° / 31°

      12 wet · 2 snow

    5. May

      68° / 42°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      76° / 52°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      80° / 56°

      12 wet

    8. Aug

      78° / 54°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      71° / 46°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      58° / 35°

      12 wet

    11. Nov

      46° / 26°

      12 wet · 3 snow

    12. Dec

      35° / 16°

      14 wet · 8 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rutland, VT, 9.7 mi away at 620 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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Rules & access

Fee
No fee

Source: National Park Service API