Connecticut · Bouldering · Bethel · Near Mount Kisco

Slap & Tickle

One of the hardest problems at El Duque Wall, where 10 routes have been catalogued across the V0 to V4-5 range. First ascent by Morgan Patterson.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip

Sleep close
Youth Camp I
Campground
Campground · 1.1 mi from the trail
Eat after
Famous Pizza
Restaurant
On your way back · 2 mi
If it rainsDaniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Danbury Museum and Historical Society
Museum
On your way back · 4 mi

Also worth it near here
- Whose PondLake fishing · Next door
- Youth Camp ICamping · ~2 min drive
- Baldy Ridge TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: muz4now, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Picketts RidgeSummit · ~5 min drive
Best time to visit Slap & Tickle
Best months: April. 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
  36° / 18°
  11 wet
2. Feb
  39° / 20°
  10 wet
3. Mar
  47° / 27°
  11 wet
4. Apr
  59° / 37°
  12 wet
5. May
  69° / 46°
  14 wet
6. Jun
  78° / 56°
  13 wet
7. Jul
  82° / 62°
  13 wet
8. Aug
  80° / 60°
  14 wet
9. Sep
  74° / 52°
  14 wet
10. Oct
  62° / 41°
  13 wet
11. Nov
  51° / 31°
  11 wet
12. Dec
  41° / 24°
  12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Danbury Muni Ap, CT, 4.5 mi away at 457 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.