Upper Broadway
Upper Broadway in West Virginia has 41 climbing routes with 21 difficulty grades.
- 41 routes
- 5.0 – 5.12c
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Upper Broadway open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Monongahela National Forest. It doesn't name Upper Broadway, so check the source for the area it covers.
NFS Road 76 Road Closure for Public Health and Safety
Agency closure covering Monongahela National Forest · USFS · Monongahela National Forest
National Forest System Road 86 Closure for Public Health and Safety
Agency alert covering Monongahela National Forest · USFS · Monongahela National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Monongahela National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Upper Broadway
Best months: April–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
43° / 22°
8 wet
Feb
47° / 23°
7 wet
Mar
55° / 30°
10 wet
Apr
67° / 38°
11 wet
May
74° / 48°
12 wet
Jun
81° / 55°
10 wet
Jul
84° / 59°
10 wet
Aug
83° / 58°
10 wet
Sep
77° / 51°
8 wet
Oct
68° / 41°
7 wet
Nov
56° / 32°
8 wet
Dec
46° / 25°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Franklin 2 Ne, WV, 11.4 mi away at 1,900 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Upper Broadway is a climbing area in the Potomac Ranger District of West Virginia's Monongahela National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several climbing areas in this corner of the national forest, with Lower Broadway and Southwest Corner each about 0.1 mile away. The area has 41 routes, the majority trad, with a few sport and mixed options. Grades run from 5.0 to 5.12c, with Terminal Velocity at 5.10 and Heavy Fuel at 5.12c among the more notable ones. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable stretches. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 77°F. The station sits about 386 feet lower than the area, so temperatures here run a little cooler. Hikers can reach the Pipeline Trail and the Seneca Rocks Trail within a third of a mile. Seneca Shadows campground is about 1.4 miles away, and Seneca Creek offers canoeing roughly 4 miles off.
Routes (41)
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