Main Wall
Main Wall in West Virginia has 8 mixed, sport, and trad routes across 8 difficulty grades.
Photo: dionhinchcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 8 routes
- 5.5 – 5.12a/b
- Mixed · Sport · Trad
Is Main Wall open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Appalachian National Scenic Trail. It doesn't name Main Wall, so check the source for the area it covers.
List of trail closures post-Hurricane Helene
Park closure covering Appalachian National Scenic Trail · NPS · Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Black Bears Frequenting the McAfee Knob Area in Virginia
Park alert covering Appalachian National Scenic Trail · NPS · Appalachian National Scenic Trail
As of · Source: NPS · Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Main Wall
Best months: April–October. 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.
Jan
37° / 23°
Feb
42° / 23°
Mar
50° / 31°
Apr
62° / 40°
May
70° / 51°
Jun
78° / 60°
Jul
82° / 65°
Aug
80° / 63°
Sep
73° / 56°
Oct
63° / 45°
Nov
51° / 34°
Dec
43° / 28°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Wx 3, VA, 5.9 mi away at 1,550 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Main Wall is a climbing area in West Virginia within the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking spots, with Right Sector and Washington Wall both about 0.1 mile away and the Tuscalachian Loop hike at a similar distance. The area is close to the Virginia line, where the End of the Line Area lies about 0.3 mile off. The climbing here is mixed, with six routes in that style, and one each of sport and trad. The grade range runs from 5.5 up to 5.12a/b, with Coordination Street at 5.10a and Brick in the Wall at 5.12a/b as two of the standouts. Cresent Rail is the sport route at 5.11d. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 73°F, while July peaks near 82°F and January highs sit around 37°F.
Routes (8)
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