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Ballard Trail Boulders Climbing

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Routes in Ballard Trail Boulders

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	Bang Bang V-easy 3
	Death Roll V3-4 6A+
	Don't Slip on your Compressions V3 6A
	Elevency TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Gator Bait V1-2 5
	Heightened Senses TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	McDonalds Chicken Sandwich V0 4
	Nature Valley Left V6 7A
	Nature Valley Right V5 6C
	Not a Finga! V3 6A
	One, The V1 5
	PBJ V4 6B
	Pew Pew V0 4
	Rail Gun V1 5
	Sassafras Tea V2 5+
	Senses TR 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Senses 2 TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Short V6-7 7A+
	Sloticus V4 6B
	Snack Pack V2 5+
	Square-Up V4 6B
	Stout V7+ 7A+
	Traverse Project V6 7A
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Elevation:	783 ft	239 m
GPS:	38.26547, -81.66757 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Ray Weber on Dec 22, 2023
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Description

Kanawha State Forest near Charleston, WV is not by any means a destination crag, but does have some potential and offer some good rock. It does not seem to be crowded, but the rock is sandstone and quite skin friendly.

Getting There

Search Kanawha State Forest on a GPS. Coming North from Charleston, turn left at the entrance onto Range Rd. Follow Range Rd for about 1.5 miles. You should pass the Ballard Trailhead on right just before the gun range and parking lot. Hike up Ballard Trail until you start to see some big boulders. As you continue up the trail and it switches back towards the top and end this is where you'll see a bigger rock outcropping with all the climbing. Total approach is about a mile.