Virginia · Rock climbing · McLean · Near Linton Hall

Sand Box Crack - Variation

5.11
grade
Trad Gear
style
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
best months

Is Sand Box Crack - Variation open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in George Washington Memorial Parkway. It doesn't name Sand Box Crack - Variation, 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 the hardest routes catalogued at Sandbox, where climbs range from 5.0 to 5.11.

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

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