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Area 69
Area 69 | N46 24' 46" W80 52' 12" 📍DROP A PIN
Area 69 is Sudbury's newest climbing area, and hosts a variety of sport, trad, and bouldering routes. Located on a rare grid of crown land close to the city, the landscape is composed of a large valley (for Sudbury standards) with rolling overhanging bluff ranging from 3m to over 10m tall. This area offers rare overhanging terrain for routes, and a wealth of boulders in a wide range of grades. Parking is located at
N46 24' 46" W80 52' 12" right off the side of Highway 69 northbound, at the end of the guard rail. It's recommended to park well off onto the gravel, then follow the 350m trail in from there to Dog Patch wall or to the boulder fields.
Discovered, developed and documented by Noah Lagadin and friends, the Area 69 boulderfields feature over 50 new boulder problems, in a wide range of grades, including many cleaned open projects ripe for your first ascent. This area is so extensive, it needs its own page, so please click here to access the Area 69 bouldering guide.
Dog Patch | N46 25' 06" W80 52' 04" 📍DROP A PIN
Dog Patch is the first roped area to be developed at Area 69 and is proving to be a great short overhanging wall with a different style of climbing compared to other crags in the local area.
Wild Child
Astro Dog
The 4th Kind
The 4th Kind
Horn Dog
Horn Dog
1 Dog Leg Left | 5.10 | 3 bolts
FFA Pete Whittington Spring 2025
Harder than appears from the ground, but some good route-finding skills down low will be rewarded at the top.
2 Heel Dawg | 5.11a | 3 bolts
FFA Pete Whittington Spring 2025
A great climb with big moves, don't let the height fool you.
3 Wild Child | 5.11a | Trad
FFA Marco Foladore Spring 2025
A fantastic and fully engaging climb from bottom to top.
4 Horn Dog | 5.10c | 3 bolts
FFA Blaise Quenneville, Spring 2025
A short and slightly overhanging route, trending up and right. A fun finish over the heart-shaped rock and a great warm-up for the style of climbing at this crag.
5 Open Project | 5.11? | 4 bolts
6 Astro Dog | 5.12 | 5 bolts
FFA Noah Lagadin Spring 2025
Jump to the ledge below the roof and traverse underneath the first bolt. Manage back to back hard boulder sequences and fight the pump doing big moves on good holds to the top.
7 Open Project | 5.? | 5 bolts
The next three lines share the same start and venture into three different finishes.
8a Open Project | ? | Trad
Once at the separation point of the three lines this one follows left under the roof and then follow the series of cracks up to the top.
8b A Hero's Journey | 5.11c | 4 bolts
FFA Matt Guenther July 2025
The centre line that packs a punch at the finish. Start slightly left of the red line and follow the bolts, five star climbing!!
8c Open Project | ? | Trad
And finally the right line that ventures up the right weakness.
9 Moon Dog | 5.10 | 3 bolts
FFA Marco Foladore Spring 2025
A fun slab that looks easier than is. For an easier variation stay to the left of track and enjoy a 5.9.
10 Open Project | ? | Trad
Needs to be cleaned but follow the obvious dihedral.
11 The 4th Kind | 5.12 | 5 bolts
FFA Noah Lagadin Spring 2025
A fantastic and very overhanging route up the arete.
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