Connecticut · Rock climbing · Killingworth · Near Middletown

Kiddy Slab

One of the easier routes among the 45 climbs catalogued at Chatfield Hollow Main Wall, which spans from 5.3 to 5.13b.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip

Sleep close
Deer Lake Camp
Campground
Campground · 1.4 mi from the trail
Eat after
Shipwreck Tavern
Pub
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsJoe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Davison Art Center
Gallery
In town
University art museum in Middletown, Connecticut

Also worth it near here
- Lake HammonassetLake fishing · Next door
- Chestnut HillSummit · ~1 min drive
- Fat Man's SqueezeHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Deer Lake CampCamping · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Kiddy Slab
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
  38° / 20°
  10 wet
2. Feb
  41° / 22°
  9 wet
3. Mar
  48° / 28°
  11 wet
4. Apr
  60° / 38°
  12 wet
5. May
  71° / 48°
  11 wet
6. Jun
  79° / 58°
  10 wet
7. Jul
  85° / 64°
  10 wet
8. Aug
  84° / 62°
  9 wet
9. Sep
  76° / 55°
  9 wet
10. Oct
  64° / 43°
  9 wet
11. Nov
  52° / 34°
  9 wet
12. Dec
  42° / 26°
  11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Carmel, CT, 16.3 mi away at 180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.