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5537 and 5519 Cogswell Street (under construction) in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: A Disappearing Act, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Snack Wall

Climbing area · Canada

Is it worth the trip?

51Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: Rock wet: dry in about 3 h, Rock about 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 46 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
10°C
Air
12°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Wed 4 · 21 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
9°C
Air
11°C
Rain
8.6 mm

Thu 5 · 89 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 3 h
Rock temp
18°C
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 63 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
16°C
Air
16°C
Rain
2.2 mm

Sat 7 · 52 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
13°C
Air
15°C
Rain
15.9 mm

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
14°C
Air
15°C
Rain
23.1 mm

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
13°C
Air
13°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 346, fair
  2. Wed 421, poor
  3. Thu 589, good
  4. Fri 663, good
  5. Sat 752, fair
  6. Sun 80, poor
  7. Mon 90, poor
  8. Tue 100, poor
  9. Wed 1193, good
  10. Thu 1285, good

The spot in four facts

  • 8 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Granitethe rock
  • Boulderingstyles
  • Best Jul, Sep5 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 Snack Wall
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Tue 3Nov*46, fairWet10°C12°C0.2 mm
Wed 4Nov21, poorWet9°C11°C8.6 mm
Thu 5Nov89, goodWetdry in 3 h18°C18°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov63, goodWet16°C16°C2.2 mm
Sat 7Nov52, fairWet13°C15°C15.9 mm
Sun 8Nov0, poorWet14°C15°C23.1 mm
Mon 9Nov0, poorWet13°C13°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poorWet10°C10°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov93, goodWetdry in 3 h14°C13°C0.3 mm
Thu 12Nov85, goodDry11°C7°C0 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.

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About Snack Wall

8 crags mapped. Bouldering. Granite. Best from Apr to Oct. The nearest town to stay in is Halifax.

  • Crags 8 crags mapped.
  • Styles Bouldering.
  • Rock Granite.

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$1,020–US$1,870 each

about US$1,020–US$1,870 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 3 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to YHZ, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$201–US$422
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$308–US$577
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$127–US$235
Totalabout US$1,020–US$1,870

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

Where to stay: Halifax

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Closest

Halifax

about 10 min by car · 53 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 53 places to stay in Halifax · Booking.com

About Halifax its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 7h 35m

About 7h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → YHZ, direct, then 50 min by road

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

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