Vermont · Rock climbing · Chittenden · Near Randolph

Timber

6 routes
V1 – V4
Bouldering
Aug–Oct
best months

Is Timber open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. It doesn't name Timber, 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.

Timber 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 climbing sits close to two other named climbing areas: Campsite Area and The Pyramid, both about 0.1 mile away. The area has six boulder routes, all rated from V1 to V4 on the V scale. The easiest are File it and Logger, both V1, and the hardest is Grunt -n- go at V4. The routes are bouldering only, so there is no climbing wall to tie into. 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, while winter highs stay in the 20s and 30s. That station sits about 1,000 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures here run cooler. For more time outdoors, Round Robin (C-7) is a hike about half a mile away. Boondocks, a cross-country skiing area, is roughly 1.3 miles off. Chittenden Brook Campground is about 5 miles away, and paddlers can head to East Creek, also about 5 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Rolston Rest Shelter

    Campground

    Campground · 3.3 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)

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

    Best time to visit Timber

    Best months: August–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° / 9°

      9 wet

    2. Feb

      32° / 9°

      8 wet

    3. Mar

      41° / 17°

      9 wet

    4. Apr

      54° / 30°

      11 wet

    5. May

      67° / 41°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      75° / 50°

      14 wet

    7. Jul

      79° / 55°

      13 wet

    8. Aug

      78° / 54°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      72° / 47°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      58° / 36°

      12 wet

    11. Nov

      46° / 27°

      10 wet

    12. Dec

      35° / 16°

      10 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rochester, VT, 8.7 mi away at 830 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.

Routes (6)