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Connecticut · Rock climbing · Guilford · Near Middletown
Geriatric Ward
- 7 routes
- V0-1 – V4
- Bouldering
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Geriatric Ward is a bouldering area in Connecticut, about 2 miles from the town of Stony Creek. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with the Granite Road area just 0.2 miles away and Interstate Homeless Camp about 0.6 miles off. Westwoods (Cockaponset State Forest) is roughly a mile away, and the Totoket Trail is about 1.8 miles out. The area is a bouldering destination, with seven routes listed, all of them boulders. The grades run from V0-1 up to V4, with Fern Gully at V3-4 and You Might Not Make it to the Gables at V4. Alex Krampovitis is credited with the first ascent of the latter. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in New Haven show May highs around 68°F and September highs around 75°F, with July the warmest month at about 82°F. Other options close by include the Big Maple hike, about 0.6 miles away, and the Yellow Circle hike, about a mile off. Paddlers can reach the Hammonasset River, roughly 9 miles away.
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On your way back · 2 mi
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Museum
On your way back · 3 mi
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More in MiddletownBest time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Geriatric Ward
Best months: April and June–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.
Jan
38° / 23°
10 wet
Feb
40° / 24°
8 wet
Mar
47° / 30°
10 wet
Apr
58° / 39°
11 wet
May
68° / 49°
13 wet
Jun
76° / 59°
11 wet
Jul
82° / 66°
11 wet
Aug
81° / 65°
10 wet
Sep
75° / 57°
9 wet
Oct
64° / 46°
11 wet
Nov
53° / 36°
10 wet
Dec
44° / 29°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at New Haven Tweed Ap, CT, 8.1 mi away at 3 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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