Virginia · Rock climbing · Near Buchanan

Stones

69 routes
V0 – V7-8
Bouldering
Mar–Apr, Aug–Nov
best months

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Closure in the area

There's a closure order in George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. It doesn't name Stones, 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.

Stones is a bouldering area in Virginia's George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, within the Glenwood and Pedlar Ranger Districts. The Forest Service manages the land. The area has 70 bouldering routes, and all of them are rated on the V scale. The easiest are V0 and the hardest run V7-8, with V3 as the median grade. Among the named routes are "Affirmative Cracktion" at V0, "The Piano Man" at V7-8, and "Proj" at V5. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Roanoke, which sits about 1,600 feet lower than the area, put May highs around 76°F and October highs around 69°F, with July peaking near 86°F. Harkening Hill and Chunk Boulder are both about 0.3 miles away, and the Harkening Hill Loop Trail is about a mile off. Jennings Creek, a canoeing spot, is roughly 3.4 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Peaks of Otter Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 1.4 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 · 10 mi from Buchanan

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