Camp Merrie-Wood
Campground
Campground · 0.9 mi from the trail
Connecticut · Rock climbing · Manchester · Near Middletown
Red-Yellow
- 6 routes
- V1 – V5-
- Bouldering
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Red-Yellow is a bouldering area in Connecticut, set on city-managed open space. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking spots, with the Black Mamba mountain bike trail just 0.1 mile away and the Highland Trail and Carriage Path both about 0.2 mile off. The closest other climbing area is Gollum's Playground, roughly 0.4 mile away. The area has six bouldering routes, all rated from V1 to V5- on the V scale. The easiest is JV traverse at V1, and the hardest is Rock of Offense at V5-. The routes include Pinch of Faith (Right) at V1+ and The Wave at V4. Summer is the warmest stretch for a visit. Typical averages from the nearby Storrs weather station run to highs around 80°F in July, with September still near 73°F. Winter is cold, with January highs around 35°F. Nearby, the John and Frederica Johnson Memorial Camp is about 3.6 miles away, and the Hockanum River offers canoeing roughly 6.7 miles out.
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Bar
On your way back · 2 mi
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Museum
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More in MiddletownBest time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Red-Yellow
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
35° / 19°
10 wet
Feb
37° / 20°
9 wet
Mar
45° / 28°
10 wet
Apr
57° / 38°
11 wet
May
68° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
76° / 57°
11 wet
Jul
80° / 63°
10 wet
Aug
79° / 61°
9 wet
Sep
73° / 54°
9 wet
Oct
61° / 43°
10 wet
Nov
50° / 34°
9 wet
Dec
40° / 25°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Storrs, CT, 13.7 mi away at 665 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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