Hall's Ledge  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Lat, Long:  44.214, -71.2455 Map Page Views:  4,278. Good page?    Administrators:  Jay Knower, M Sprague, lee hansche, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  chinos on Nov 27, 2012 Make this area a Favorite What's New  Printer View Add Area  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

The view from the cliff

Description 

Hall's Ledge is a great crag offering a variety of single pitch routes. The crag is located in Jackson, NH across the street from the Rocky Branch Parking Area. The crag gets sun for most of the day and the routes dry fast.

The crag is made up of various rock types and is reminiscent to Rumney. Although there are bolts this is not a sport climbing area. A standard rack will be needed to climb many of the routes.

James Dickson and Jonathan Garlough discovered the crag and found no evidence of previous climbers. The Chinos Mountain Club returned and added several lines from late October - late November.

After hiking the Hall's Ledge Trail we were disappointed to find that there was no ledge on the actual trail. We decided to call the crag "Hall's Ledge" even though it is not actually on the Hall's Ledge Trail.

Getting There 

From North Conway drive north on 16 towards Mt. Washington. Park at the Rocky Branch Parking Area located about 1/2 mile north of Dana Place. The crag can be seen across the street from the parking lot (it doesn't look like much).

When the river is low: cross the highway and head down the bank to the Ellis. Cross the river and head straight up a obvious gully with boulders in it to the base of the crag. It will take about 15 minutes from the car to crag.

When the river is high: from the Rocky Branch Parking Area walk back south down the highway to the bridge (Hall's Ledge Trail Sign). Follow the trail for 0.1 miles to a small field. Walk left (north) on a faint logging road staying on the ridge above the river. After 10 minutes look for the obvious gully with boulders in it that heads uphill to the base of the crag. This approach will take approx. 25 min.

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$20 Arete-tion 5.7+  NH : Hall's Ledge : Pinnacle Block

Locate the obvious aręte on the right side of the Pinnacle Block. Climb up the unprotected easy quartz slab/arete for 20’ to a stance (bolt). Continue up the awesome aręte with big holds past a second bolt to a crack and place gear. Finish up the crack to a ring anchor on the left. 50’...[more]   Browse More Classics in NH

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Jimmy Jazz racks up. Hall's Ledge is visible behi...