Vermont · Bouldering · Marshfield · Near Bradford

Stand Start Variation

One of nine climbs catalogued at Roadside Boulder, this route sits near the lower end of the crag's V0–V12 range.

Around this trail

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Sleep close
Kettle Pond State Park Campground
Campground
Campground · 0.2 mi from the trail
Eat after
Cornerstone Pub & Kitchen
Restaurant
Open after 6
If it rainsKenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Vermont Granite Museum
Museum
Museum · 12 mi from Bradford
Granite industry museum

Also worth it near here
- Kettle Pond State Park CampgroundCamping · Next door
- Owlshead MountainSummit · Next door
- Kettle PondLake fishing · ~1 min drive
- New Discovery to Osmore Pond TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Stand Start Variation
Best months: August–September. 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
  25° / 3°
  14 wet
2. Feb
  29° / 4°
  12 wet
3. Mar
  38° / 14°
  13 wet
4. Apr
  52° / 27°
  14 wet
5. May
  66° / 39°
  15 wet
6. Jun
  75° / 48°
  15 wet
7. Jul
  80° / 53°
  14 wet
8. Aug
  78° / 51°
  12 wet
9. Sep
  70° / 43°
  11 wet
10. Oct
  56° / 32°
  14 wet
11. Nov
  42° / 23°
  13 wet
12. Dec
  31° / 12°
  15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Plainfield, VT, 5.7 mi away at 800 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.