Reed Brook Roof
- 5 routes
- V0 – V3
- Bouldering
- Apr, Jul–Oct
- best months
Reed Brook Roof is a bouldering area in Connecticut, about 2 miles from the town of Lime Rock. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Charcuterie Boulder and Hough Mountain both within half a mile. The area has five bouldering problems, all rated between V0 and V3 on the V scale. The easiest is "Just getting warmed up" at V0, and the hardest is "Dean So Mean" at V3. The routes are all boulders, so there is no climbing on rock faces here. For a longer outing, Waterfall Basin Boulders and Showcase Boulder are each about 3 miles away. The Waterfall Trail is roughly 4 miles off.
- Charcuterie BoulderRock climbing0.4 mi
- Hough MountainRock climbing0.5 mi
- Waterfall Basin BouldersRock climbing2.9 mi
- Showcase BoulderRock climbing2.9 mi
- Waterfall TrailHiking4.1 mi
- Trinity Forest TrailHiking4.3 mi
- Red Mountain TrailHiking4.3 mi
- Housatonic RiverRiver fishing9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Mile of LedgesRock climbing · ~40 min drivePhoto: Morrowlong, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Petro CliffsRock climbing · ~40 min drivePhoto: Morrowlong, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Charcuterie BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- Hough MountainRock climbing · Next door
- Housatonic State ForestRock climbing · ~2 min drive
- Waterfall Basin BouldersRock climbing · ~5 min drive
- Showcase BoulderRock climbing · ~5 min drive
- Western HighlandsRock climbing · ~7 min drive
- Canaan MountainRock climbing · ~9 min drive
- Lower LedgesRock climbing · ~21 min drive
Best time to visit Reed Brook Roof
Best months: April and July–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° / 14°
10 wet
Feb
38° / 15°
9 wet
Mar
47° / 23°
11 wet
Apr
60° / 33°
12 wet
May
72° / 44°
13 wet
Jun
80° / 53°
13 wet
Jul
85° / 58°
12 wet
Aug
82° / 57°
11 wet
Sep
75° / 49°
10 wet
Oct
63° / 38°
11 wet
Nov
51° / 29°
11 wet
Dec
40° / 20°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Falls Village, CT, 2.1 mi away at 550 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
