Connecticut · Rock climbing · Plainville · Near Middletown

A-Frame Wall

A-Frame WallPhoto: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
9 routes
5.2 – 5.12
Trad · Top Rope
Apr–Oct
best months

A-Frame Wall is a climbing area in Connecticut, about a mile from Pinnacle Heights Housing. It sits among a cluster of named walls, with Dream Weaver Wall, Cracked Wall and Entertainer Wall all within about a tenth of a mile. The A-Frame route, a trad climb at 5.6, gives the area its name. The climbing here ranges from easy to challenging. Of the nine routes, seven are trad and two are top rope, with grades from 5.2 up to 5.12. Age of Dinosaurs, a top-rope route at 5.12, is the hardest. Double Crutch, a 5.2, is the easiest. Star of David, a 5.8, was first climbed by Ken Nichols and Mike Heintz in October 1981. For a change from the rock, the Yellow Trail is about 0.2 miles away, and the Flt Trail is about 1.9 miles off. Mountain Spring Nature Trail is about 2.9 miles away. Paddlers can reach the Quinnipiac River, about 6.3 miles from the wall.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Bear Creek Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 5.2 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Wendy's

    Fast food

    On your way back · 1 mi · Open after 6

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  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit A-Frame Wall

    Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      36° / 17°

      10 wet · 4 snow

    2. Feb

      39° / 18°

      9 wet · 3 snow

    3. Mar

      47° / 26°

      10 wet · 2 snow

    4. Apr

      59° / 36°

      11 wet

    5. May

      70° / 47°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 57°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      84° / 62°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      82° / 60°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      75° / 53°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      63° / 41°

      10 wet

    11. Nov

      52° / 32°

      9 wet

    12. Dec

      41° / 24°

      11 wet · 2 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Burlington, CT, 8.8 mi away at 505 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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