Virginia · Rock climbing · Bedford · Near Buchanan

Bat Boulder

5 routes
V0 – V7+
Bouldering

Is Bat Boulder open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. It doesn't name Bat Boulder, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Bat Boulder is a climbing area on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, managed by the National Park Service. It sits within the Glenwood and Pedlar Ranger Districts of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, about 3 miles from the small community of Reba. The climbing area sits alongside two other named climbing spots, Underworld, The and Lower Limits, both about 0.1 mile away. No fee is charged for visiting. For time off the rock, the Harkening Hill Loop Trail and Johnson Trail are both roughly a mile away. Jennings Creek, a paddling route, lies about 4 miles off, and North Creek campground is about 6 miles away.

Around this trail

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

    Peaks of Otter Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 1.2 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Peaks of Otter Restaurant

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsTruck writer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library

    Museum

    Museum · 9.9 mi from Buchanan

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Truck writer, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)

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Routes (5)

Facts about this crag

Rules & access

Fee
No fee

Source: National Park Service API