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Rocks in the James River
Manchester Wall Rock Climbing. Photo: Ben Schumin from Montgomery Village, Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Manchester Wall Rock Climbing

Climbing area · United States

Is it worth the trip?

84Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Rock dry, Rock about 16 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 89 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
18°C
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 84 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
20°C
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 78 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
19°C
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 75 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 3 h
Rock temp
16°C
Air
24°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Fri 6 · 57 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 9 h
Rock temp
26°C
Air
23°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Sat 7 · 83 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
19°C
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 96 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
16°C
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 175, good
  2. Mon 289, good
  3. Tue 384, good
  4. Wed 478, good
  5. Thu 575, good
  6. Fri 657, fair
  7. Sat 783, good
  8. Sun 896, good
  9. Mon 937, poor
  10. Tue 100, poor

The spot in two facts

  • 1 cragmapped within 5 km
  • Best Mar, Oct–Nov5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Manchester Wall Rock Climbing
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Sun 1Nov*75, goodDry?18°C18°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov89, goodDry18°C18°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov84, goodDry20°C20°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov78, goodDry19°C22°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov75, goodWetdry in 3 h16°C24°C0.9 mm
Fri 6Nov57, fairWetdry in 9 h26°C23°C0.6 mm
Sat 7Nov83, goodDry19°C16°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov96, goodDry16°C14°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov37, poorWet11°C13°C12 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poorWet10°C11°C11.1 mm

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Manchester Wall Rock Climbing

2011 Dominion River Rock
Near Manchester Wall Rock Climbing. Photo: Eli Christman from Richmond, VA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Manchester Wall Rock Climbing

1 crag mapped. Best from Oct to Apr. The nearest town to stay in is Richmond.

  • Crags 1 crag mapped.
  • Rock No source states the rock.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,000–US$1,840 each

about US$1,000–US$1,840 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to RIC, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$147–US$308
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$27–US$47
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$141–US$261
Totalabout US$1,000–US$1,840

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Richmond

Closest

Richmond

2 min by car · 47 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 47 places to stay in Richmond · Booking.com

About Richmond its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 4h 15m

About 4h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → RIC, direct, then 30 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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