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Mount Nemo is located in Burlington, Ontario and is a conservation area owned and operated by Conservation Halton.

This area is managed by Conservation Halton. No new bolting is permitted without explicit permission from Conservation Halton, and all requests for vegetation removal should be submitted to Conservation Halton. Park entry requires a reservation which can be made in advance at parkvisit.ca, or at the entry gate for an additional fee.

As with many of the crags that form the Niagara escarpment there is a single cliff line, which is broken in several places by gullies that can used to access the base of the routes.  The sub-areas are listed climbers left to right.

Local rescue authorities have affixed "rescue plates" along the base of the cliff.  These bright red plastic plates have numbers on them, and are frequently used by climbers to locate routes.  The plates are numbered sequentially from right to left, starting at #1 and going up to ~#50.  Confusingly (and annoyingly), there are also spray painted numbers marking the start of some routes.  These numbers start from the left side of the cliff band, and increase as you walk right.

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Take the Q.E.W. to Guelph Line Rd exit #102. Take Guelph Line North for about 10km to Colling road, the parking lot is on the right.

 An online permit system is in place. (last update Nov 2025)

Check entry fees and opening times at: conservationhalton.ca/parks…

Report a bolt here:

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Classic Climbing Routes at Mount Nemo

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 41
● The Camel
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 25
● The Cat's Tail
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 65
● Bolero
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 44
● Hiromi's Route
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 42
● I Owe a Lot of Money to a Man Na…
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 29
● As You Like It
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 50
● Swan Song
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 40
● Red Line Fever
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 36
● Palm Sunday
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 20
● Forever Young
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 27
● The Seventh Origin of Alfred
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 13
● Mean Streaks
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 23
● The Graduate
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 20
● Fear and Loathing
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 12
● Big Sky
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● The Camel Q. Camel Wall
 41
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● The Cat's Tail O. The Cat's Tail
 25
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Bolero K. Dance Wall
 65
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Hiromi's Route J. The Castle
 44
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● I Owe a Lot of Money to a M… H. Iguana Wall
 42
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● As You Like It G. Alfred's Wall
 29
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Swan Song O. The Cat's Tail
 50
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Red Line Fever R. The Big Gulp
 40
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Palm Sunday R. The Big Gulp
 36
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Forever Young H. Iguana Wall
 20
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● The Seventh Origin of Alfred G. Alfred's Wall
 27
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Mean Streaks F. Central Wall
 13
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
● The Graduate O. The Cat's Tail
 23
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Fear and Loathing H. Iguana Wall
 20
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Big Sky R. The Big Gulp
 12
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
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