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Hidden Rocks  is a climbing area 15 miles southwest of Harrisonburg VA, around 2 1/2 hours drive from Washington DC. It is in the George Washington National Forest and the climbing is accessed from several parking areas on the Hone Quarry Road.  There is a basic Forest Service campground – sites, toilets, no water – on this road.

There are five different crags plus bouldering, all on sandstone that is similar to the New River Gorge.  The crags offer around 100 30 – 70ft trad and sport routes from 5.6 – 5.13.  The majority of the routes are in the 5.7 – 5.10 range and are listed on MountainProject.

The older crags of Hidden Rocks and Hidden Cracks are 30 – 40 minutes walk from the first parking area and offer toproping and trad climbing routes.  Fifteen minutes past those crags is Hidden Roofs, a newer area with primarily sport climbing, largely developed by Harrisonburg climbers.

Lover’s Leap and Upper Lovers are smaller areas accessed from the Hone Quarry Day Use Area.  They are primarily sport and mixed climbing and are respectively 15 and 25 minutes’ walk from parking.