Virginia · Rock climbing · Strasburg · Near Front Royal

Talking Headwall

Talking HeadwallPhoto: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
22 routes
5.2 – 5.12c
Sport · Trad · Top Rope
Apr, Jun
best months

Is Talking Headwall open right now?

Closure in the area

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

Talking Headwall is a climbing area in the Lee Ranger District of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest in Virginia, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of trails and climbing spots, with Buzzard Rocks and the Buzzard Rock Trail just a short distance away. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Front Royal weather station show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 78°F, while July climbs to about 87°F. Buzzard Rocks is 0.3 miles away, and the Massanutten Trail is 1.3 miles off. Elizabeth Furnace Group Camp is 1.4 miles away, and Passage Creek offers river fishing about 2.3 miles from the area.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Elizabeth Group Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 1.4 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Subway

    Fast food

    Open after 6
  • If it rainsNyttend, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Strasburg Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 4.0 mi from Front Royal

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  • Best time to go · Apr, Jun

    Best time to visit Talking Headwall

    Best months: April, June and August–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° / 24°

      9 wet

    2. Feb

      46° / 26°

      8 wet

    3. Mar

      54° / 33°

      10 wet

    4. Apr

      67° / 43°

      11 wet

    5. May

      74° / 51°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      82° / 60°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      87° / 64°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      85° / 62°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      78° / 56°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      67° / 45°

      8 wet

    11. Nov

      56° / 35°

      8 wet

    12. Dec

      47° / 28°

      9 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Front Royal, VA, 7.1 mi away at 930 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (22)

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