Massachusetts · Rock climbing · Medford
5.5 Warm-up
- 5.5
- grade
- Top Rope
- style
- Jun–Oct
- best months
One of two routes catalogued at Mud Road Trail's South Side sector, this climb sits at the lower end of the crag's grade span.
Hemlock Pool at Middlesex FellsRock climbing · ~2 min drivePhoto: Karlunun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Painted BoulderRock climbing · ~2 min drivePhoto: Karlunun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- The CoveRock climbing · ~2 min drivePhoto: Karlunun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Crag 3Rock climbing · ~3 min drivePhoto: Karlunun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Crag 54Rock climbing · ~3 min drivePhoto: Karlunun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Fat ManRock climbing · ~3 min drivePhoto: Karlunun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Quarry Road/Bellevue Pond at Middlesex FellsRock climbing · Next door
- Panther CaveRock climbing · Next door
- Highway SlabRock climbing · Next door
- Red Cross CliffsRock climbing · Next door
Best time to visit 5.5 Warm-up
Best months: 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
38° / 19°
12 wet · 8 snow
Feb
40° / 20°
11 wet · 7 snow
Mar
48° / 27°
13 wet · 6 snow
Apr
60° / 37°
13 wet · 1 snow
May
70° / 47°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 56°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 63°
11 wet
Aug
82° / 61°
10 wet
Sep
75° / 53°
9 wet
Oct
64° / 42°
11 wet
Nov
53° / 32°
11 wet · 2 snow
Dec
43° / 24°
12 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Reading, MA, 6.2 mi away at 110 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
