Virginia · Rock climbing · McLean · Near Linton Hall

Balcony Descent

4th
grade
Trad Gear
style
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
best months

Clear at last check

Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 20 h ago

Is Balcony Descent open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in George Washington Memorial Parkway. It doesn't name Balcony Descent, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).

  • Northbound GWMP Lane Closures Between Spout Run and Route 123

    Park closure covering George Washington Memorial Parkway · NPS · George Washington Memorial Parkway

  • Single Lane Closures on South Parkway Near River Farm Drive

    Park closure covering George Washington Memorial Parkway · NPS · George Washington Memorial Parkway

  • Temporary Closure of the Clara Barton Parkway 3500 ft of right travel lane

    Park closure covering George Washington Memorial Parkway · NPS · George Washington Memorial Parkway

As of · Source: NPS · George Washington Memorial Parkway. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

One of five routes catalogued at Lower Balcony, this climb sits at the easier end of the crag's 4th to 5.10 range.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Marsden Tract Group Campsite

    Campground

    Sites open the weekend of Nov 13 on Recreation.gov
  • Eat after

    Great Falls Snack Bar

    Fast food

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsJoe Ravi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Colvin Run Mill

    Museum

    On your way back · 3 mi

    Operational 19th-century water-powered mill in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Joe Ravi, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)

More in Linton Hall

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

Photo of the crag

Lower Balcony — the crag this route is on
Lower Balcony, Virginia — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)