Connecticut · Bouldering · Colchester · Near Middletown

Cave Direct

V11-12
grade
Bouldering Pads
style
Apr
best months

One of the three climbs catalogued at Spider Cave, this route sits at the upper end of the grade span found at the crag. First ascent by Neil Malloy.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Salem Farms Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 3.7 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Fresca Tequila Bar & Grill

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 2 mi
  • If it rainsMagicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop

    Museum

    Museum · 13 mi from Middletown

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)

More in Middletown
  • Nearby · East Lyme Property · Balancing Rock · Keeny Road Boulders
  • Best time to go · Apr

    Best time to visit Cave Direct

    Best months: April. 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° / 18°

      11 wet

    2. Feb

      39° / 19°

      10 wet

    3. Mar

      47° / 27°

      11 wet

    4. Apr

      59° / 37°

      12 wet

    5. May

      70° / 47°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 56°

      13 wet

    7. Jul

      83° / 62°

      13 wet

    8. Aug

      81° / 60°

      13 wet

    9. Sep

      74° / 52°

      13 wet

    10. Oct

      63° / 41°

      13 wet

    11. Nov

      52° / 31°

      11 wet

    12. Dec

      41° / 24°

      11 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Willimantic Windham Ap, CT, 16 mi away at 247 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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