Virginia · Bouldering · Potomac · Near Linton Hall

Double Slap

V7-8
grade
Bouldering Pads
style
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
best months

One of only two routes catalogued at Spitzbergen in Virginia. First ascent by Will Anglin.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Marsden Tract Group Campsite

    Campground

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

    Old Anglers Inn

    Restaurant

    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
  • Nearby · Cow's Hoof · Degree 101 · Mather Gorge Maryland - Greek Wall Area
  • Best time to go · Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

    Best time to visit Double Slap

    Best months: March–June and September–November. 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

      43° / 25°

      10 wet

    2. Feb

      46° / 27°

      9 wet

    3. Mar

      55° / 33°

      11 wet

    4. Apr

      68° / 44°

      11 wet

    5. May

      76° / 54°

      11 wet

    6. Jun

      84° / 63°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      88° / 68°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      86° / 66°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      79° / 59°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      68° / 47°

      10 wet

    11. Nov

      56° / 36°

      10 wet

    12. Dec

      47° / 30°

      11 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dalecarlia Rsvr, MD, 7.6 mi away at 150 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

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

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