Connecticut · Rock climbing · Hamden · Near Middletown

Tip Top of the White Trail

7 routes
V0 – V4
Bouldering
Apr–Oct
best months

Tip Top of the White Trail is a bouldering area in Connecticut, sitting right next to the town of Mount Carmel, about 0.1 mile away. It is part of a cluster of climbing and hiking spots in the area, with Sleeping Giant just 0.1 mile off and Between the Chin and Chest at 0.2 mile. The area is a bouldering destination, with seven routes listed, all of them boulders. The grades run from V0 to V4, with most of the routes at V0. Among the named routes are White Paper Arete and White Paper Corner, both V0, and Plethora, the hardest at V4. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Mount Carmel show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 76°F, with July peaking near 85°F. Other climbing areas close by include The Neck and The Chin, each about 0.3 mile away. Judge Cook's Oxen Trail and the Horse Trail are also within a third of a mile for hikers.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    YMCA Camp Mountain Laurel

    Campground

    Campground · 3.1 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Tonino's Pizzeria

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
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    Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center

    Museum

    On your way back · 9 mi

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  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Tip Top of the White Trail

    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, 1.1 mi away at 180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (7)

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