Cañon de Valle Boulders Climbing

Located west of NM 501 (W Jemez Rd) between Pajarito and Water canyons. To get to the trailhead from Los Alamos drive 1.6 miles past the LANL security checkpoint or Pajarito Ski Hill turnoff (Camp May Rd). Park on the right-hand (uphill) side of the highway in a large pullout and walk past a large iron gate, up the canyon, about 1 mile (15-20 minutes) on an old wagon/jeep road, past the Perimiter trail, until you reach the first boulders. There are several problems below the trail and on the trail, but the majority is uphill on the right side. A short, steep and bushy trail leads up into the main concentration. There is also a small concentration in lower Cañon de Valle on the right side accessed by diagonaling up through the talus field just past the parking area.