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Connecticut · Rock climbing · East Hampton · Near Middletown
Hurd Park
- 10 routes
- V0-1 – V5-6
- Bouldering
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Hurd Park is a bouldering area in Connecticut, about 1.8 miles from the town of Higganum. It sits among a cluster of named boulders, with Pyramid Boulder, The Pyramid and Split Boulder all about 0.1 mile away. The park is a compact base for bouldering, with several routes close together. The climbing here is all bouldering, and the routes run from V0-1 up to V5-6. Rescue Route and Wasp Flake are the easiest, while Full Moon is the hardest. Campus Body Smear and Drunken Monkey fall in the middle of the range. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. 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 month at about 84°F. For a change from the rocks, the Scovill Southern Loop and Scovill Northern Loop hikes are each about a mile away. Higganum Creek, roughly 2 miles off, offers canoeing, and Shepherd's Nine campground is about 4 miles away.
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More in MiddletownBest time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Hurd Park
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
37° / 19°
10 wet
Feb
39° / 20°
9 wet
Mar
47° / 28°
10 wet
Apr
60° / 38°
11 wet
May
70° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
79° / 57°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 63°
12 wet
Aug
82° / 61°
12 wet
Sep
75° / 54°
11 wet
Oct
64° / 42°
12 wet
Nov
52° / 32°
10 wet
Dec
42° / 24°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Meriden Markham Muni Ap, CT, 14.9 mi away at 103 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (10)
~ Removed ~(2)
Moon Boulder(1)
Pipeline(1)
Wasp Wall(2)
Welcome Boulders(4)
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