West Virginia · Rock climbing · Knoxville

Union Walls

Union Walls in West Virginia has 18 climbing routes with 11 difficulty grades.

18 routes

5.3 – 5.10b

Trad · Mixed · Sport

Is Union Walls open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. It doesn't name Union Walls, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

Bridge to Maryland Heights & C&O Canal CLOSED
Park closure covering Harpers Ferry National Historical Park · NPS · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
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
Ongoing work on Lower Town buildings
Park alert covering Harpers Ferry National Historical Park · NPS · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

As of Oct 25, 9:00 pm EDT · Source: NPS · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Union Walls

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.

Jan
41° / 21°
Feb
44° / 23°
Mar
53° / 29°
Apr
65° / 39°
May
74° / 49°
Jun
82° / 58°
Jul
86° / 62°
Aug
85° / 61°
Sep
78° / 54°
Oct
67° / 42°
Nov
56° / 32°
Dec
45° / 25°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sharpsburg 5 S, MD, 5.1 mi away at 400 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Union Walls is a climbing area in West Virginia, within Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. The National Park Service manages the land, and the area sits about 0.1 mile from the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail and the Lower Town Armory Trail. The climbing here is a mix of trad and mixed routes, with 18 routes in total. The YDS grades run from 5.3 up to 5.10+, and the hardest is The Broadcast, a trad route at 5.10+ first climbed by Daniel Montague. Mixed routes include Rafi's Route at 5.3 and Blackwinter at 5.8. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Sharpsburg, Maryland, show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 78°F, with July peaking near 86°F. A fee is charged for climbing here. Several other climbing areas sit about 0.1 mile away, including ABC Ramps, Sign Wall and Maryland Heights, MD.