Fall Wall

Fall Wall is a climbing area in Connecticut's Hubbard Park, on city land. It sits among several other named climbing areas, including East Peak, the Dihedral Section and Rite of Spring, all about 0.1 mile away. The area has eight routes, seven of which are trad and one is top rope. Grades run from 5.7 up to 5.12d, with the median around 5.11. Crossroads is the easiest at 5.7, and Silver Meteor is the hardest at 5.12d. Hercules Unchained and Stallion are both 5.11. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Meriden run from highs around 70°F in May to about 75°F in September, with July the warmest at about 84°F. That station sits roughly 700 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. The Ives Blue Trail and Ives Red Trail are both about 1.9 miles away. Paddlers can reach the Quinnipiac River, about 4.3 miles off, and the Coginchaug River, about 9.6 miles away.