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Side view of the Sunkist Wall

Description 

The Pleasant Valley area is actually located in Brookfield, NH. The area is mostly a winter time destination due to the high volume of poison ivy. In the winter the entire area can be explored, but in summer months I stick to the right end (less ivy). The area offers some great ice climbs as well as rock routes.


Getting There 

There is not a trail to the crag. Take Pleasant Valley Valley Road next to Kingswood Regional High School in Wolfeboro. Follow it into Brookfield and park at the dirt turnaround at the end of the road. Walk left past a gate and continue right across a field. Keep going into the woods and cross over many logging roads. Eventually you will drop down into a valley where rock can be seen. Walk around and find the cliff.

The area could also be accessed from Route 109 in Brookfield. The hillside with the crags can be seen from Fletcher Farm.

The place is hard to find, but it should take about 20 minutes once you know the way.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Pleasant Valley:
Pleasant Place   WI3     Ice, 100 feet   Canal Zone
Wild Boys   WI2+ M6-7     Trad, Mixed, Ice, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Canal Zone
Chinos Column   WI3     Ice, 35 feet   Canal Zone
The Boulder Pillar   WI3     Ice, 20 feet   Polar Circus Area
Polar Circus   WI5-     Ice, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Polar Circus Area
Driplet   WI3-     Ice, 35 feet   Canal Zone
Yukon Jon   WI2     Ice, 100 feet   Canal Zone
Great White Hype   WI3-4     Ice, 110 feet   Canal Zone
Standard Route   WI3     Ice, 90 feet   Polar Circus Area
Sputnik   5.10b     Sport, 35 feet   Sunkist Wall
Majestic Steeds   5.11+     Sport, 45 feet   Sunkist Wall
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Polar Circus WI5-  NH : New Durham Area (South of ... : ... : Polar Circus Area
Climb up sustained WI4ish face to the pillar. The pillar only connects at the top and bottom , as it flows over an overhanging rock wall. It has only one known ascent(on toprope) and rarely comes in fat....[more]   Browse More Classics in NH


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Google Earth view of approach to Pleasant Valley ice climbing.

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By joshua corbett
From: Alton NH
Mar 2, 2013

Well the best way to get to this area is to go with someone who has been there. Do not go left or you're in for a 2 and a half hour hike. It took two phone calls and pure determination to find this one. Walk more straight across the field trending a little right and you will come across a wide logging road follow this about 500 yards then bushwack left and you still might miss it.

By EDGE
Mar 3, 2013

" Keep going into the woods and cross over many logging roads. "

Yeah, the whole area is riddled with logging roads. This is like saying, "to find the needle in the haystack, cross over many pieces of hay."

By john strand
From: southern colo
Mar 4, 2013

Should be the state motto- " thrash through woods, cross logging roads, twist ankle, etc.."