All Locations > W Virginia > Northern WV > Coopers Rock St… > Lower Rock City > Jekyll & Hyde Area

Secret Boulder Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Routes in Secret Boulder

L › R R › L A › Z

	Crimpin Pickin V2-3 5+
	Cruelty to Animals V7 7A+ PG13
	Green Groove V4 6B
	Secret Arete V3 6A
	Violence is Eternal V11 8A
	You Are the Animal V5 6C PG13

Order Wrong? Sort Routes

Explore this area in 3D

Use onX Backcountry to explore the terrain in 3D, view recent satellite imagery, and more. Now available in onX Backcountry Mobile apps! For more information see this post.

Elevation:	1,841 ft	561 m
GPS:	39.64192, -79.82823 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views:	229 total · 7/month
Shared By:	D E Griffith on Oct 23, 2023
Admins:	Pat Goodman, D E Griffith, Ray Weber Page Updates (admin only)

See Weather Forecast

Access Issue: Regarding Local Ethics Details

Please do not climb on wet rock, especially footholds. If a hold is wet, and you are unsure if it is fragile or not, go climb something dry. Caking a hold in chalk only dries the surface of the rock and does nothing to actually make a hold less friable.

If you use chalk on the rock, brush it off when you are done. If you use tick marks, brush them off when you are done. Wipe your feet off prior to each climbing attempt. Excess chalk and any dirt, leaves, or mud can polish holds over time. Do not drag your pad from one climb to the next (in order to minimize erosion). And most importantly, Leave No Trace. Pick up your trash and place it in the trash cans at the trail head.

Description

This boulder has some of the most immaculate face climbing in the forest. Several lines were climbed in the early 2000s, but they have been recently redeveloped. The boulder is called the Secret Boulder because it is surrounded by a thick grove of Rhododendron.

Getting There

The easiest approach is to park at the lot for Solar Slabs. Take the trail to Lower Rock City and hike through the slot canyon. Once connected to the Ridge Trail, take a left onto an old Mountain Bike Trail and take another left to drop into the Hidden Corridor. Once all the way through, head right and you will see a tunnel under some thick rhododendron. The boulder is through this tunnel.

The easier to follow approach is mostly the same, but follow the trail to the Rock City Arete boulder. Walk past that boulder and around the tall adjacent boulder. Take a trail to the left and you will see the rhodo tunnel that leads to the boulder.