Elevation: 348 ft
GPS: 40.47544, -74.70177
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Description

This park is divided across the border of Hunterdon and Somerset counties. Climbing is allowed in Somerset but NOT Hunterdon, so make sure you are in the right part of the park!

Somerset has two boulder fields, see link to map below.

https://www.somersetcountyparks.org/genInfo/maps/SourlandsMap.pdf

Getting There

Plug this address into your GPS:

415 E Mountain Rd, Hillsborough, NJ 08844

You'll see an entrance sign for the park which leads down a short road to the parking lot. Parking is free. From here, you can follow trails to each of the bouldering areas.

Guidebook

The Sourland Bouldering guidebook covers 166 problems from V0- to V11 in New Jersey's Sourland Mountain Preserve (a 2,900 acre nature reserve in Hillsborough and Montgomery townships) as well as Woodfield Reservation and the John Witherspoon Woods. Every single problem has a base photo and line to show you where the climb goes. This guide also includes hand drawn topos of the boulder fields, and GPS-enabled maps, so you'll be able to find your next project easily. 

https://gunksapps.com/

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Classic Climbing Routes at Sourland Mountain Preserve

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V0 4 PG13
 23
● Polar Bear
Boulder
Southfield
V2 5+
 23
● The Wave
Boulder
Devil's Half Acre
V2 5+
 27
● The Cling
Boulder
Devil's Half Acre
V2 5+
 10
● The Gator
Boulder
Roaring Rocks
V3 6A
 14
● Go Make Some Babies
Boulder
Devil's Half Acre
V3 6A PG13
 5
● The Flying Eagle
Boulder
Roaring Rocks
V3+ 6A+
 10
● Get Smart
Boulder
Roaring Rocks
V4 6B
 34
● Good Vibrations
Boulder
Half Moon Area
V4+ 6B+
 17
● Piston
Boulder
Devil's Half Acre
V5- 6C
 12
● Sideways
Boulder
Backyard Boulders
V5 6C
 4
● Spirit Molecule
Boulder
Spirit Molecule Area
V5+ 6C+
 22
● The Wave Full
Boulder
Devil's Half Acre
V5-6 6C+
 14
● The Dwarf
Boulder
Half Moon Area
V6-7 7A+
 17
● Heart Shaped Box
Boulder
Roaring Rocks
V9 7C
 5
● Blood Sport
Boulder
Roaring Rocks
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Polar Bear Southfield
 23
V0 4 PG13 Boulder
● The Wave Devil's Half Acre
 23
V2 5+ Boulder
● The Cling Devil's Half Acre
 27
V2 5+ Boulder
● The Gator Roaring Rocks
 10
V2 5+ Boulder
● Go Make Some Babies Devil's Half Acre
 14
V3 6A Boulder
● The Flying Eagle Roaring Rocks
 5
V3 6A PG13 Boulder
● Get Smart Roaring Rocks
 10
V3+ 6A+ Boulder
● Good Vibrations Half Moon Area
 34
V4 6B Boulder
● Piston Devil's Half Acre
 17
V4+ 6B+ Boulder
● Sideways Backyard Boulders
 12
V5- 6C Boulder
● Spirit Molecule Spirit Molecule Area
 4
V5 6C Boulder
● The Wave Full Devil's Half Acre
 22
V5+ 6C+ Boulder
● The Dwarf Half Moon Area
 14
V5-6 6C+ Boulder
● Heart Shaped Box Roaring Rocks
 17
V6-7 7A+ Boulder
● Blood Sport Roaring Rocks
 5
V9 7C Boulder
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Trail map with bouldering areas added. Southfield begins at start of the connecting trail, Half Moon can be found by continuing right past the connecting trail, and Backyard boulders can be found just off the pipeline past the red trail junction.
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