Connecticut · Rock climbing · Farmington · Near Middletown

Will Warren's Den

3 routes
V1 – V5
Bouldering
Apr–Oct
best months

Will Warren's Den is a bouldering area on Town Open Space in Rattlesnake Mountain, Connecticut, managed as city land. It sits among a cluster of named climbing spots, including Kung Fu Cave, Cave Wall and Rattlesnake Cliff, all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with three routes listed and all rated on the V scale. Manchester United is the easiest at V1, Sheffield Wednesday is V4 and an unnamed boulder is V5. The area is small and compact, so the outing stays close to the cluster of boulders rather than spreading out across a long route. Summer and early fall are the mildest times to climb. Typical averages from the nearby Burlington weather station show July highs around 84°F and September highs around 75°F with lows near 53°F. Winters are cold, with January highs averaging about 36°F and a few snowy days each month from December through February. For a change of pace, the Yellow Trail lies about half a mile away and the Mountain Spring Nature Trail about 2.4 miles off. Paddlers can reach the Quinnipiac River roughly 6.9 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Bear Creek Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 5.6 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Dunkin'

    Fast food

    On your way back · 1 mi · Open after 6
  • If it rainsDaderot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Hill Stead Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 2 mi

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