Massachusetts · Bouldering · Lynnfield · Near Newburyport

Black Widow

One of the hardest problems catalogued at Evil Boulder, where routes span V2 to V8-. First ascent by Pete Otis.

Around this trail

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Sleep close
Camp Evergreen
Campground
Campground · 7.4 mi from the trail
Eat after
Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub
Restaurant
On your way back · 1 mi · Open after 6
If it rainsDaderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Rebecca Nurse Homestead
Museum
On your way back · 5 mi

Also worth it near here
- Shark's Tooth EastMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- Eagle RockSummit · ~2 min drive
- Fern TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: GMushinsky, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Birch PondLake fishing · ~4 min drive
Best time to visit Black Widow
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.
1. Jan
  38° / 19°
  12 wet · 8 snow
2. Feb
  40° / 20°
  11 wet · 7 snow
3. Mar
  48° / 27°
  13 wet · 6 snow
4. Apr
  60° / 37°
  13 wet · 1 snow
5. May
  70° / 47°
  13 wet
6. Jun
  78° / 56°
  12 wet
7. Jul
  84° / 63°
  11 wet
8. Aug
  82° / 61°
  10 wet
9. Sep
  75° / 53°
  9 wet
10. Oct
  64° / 42°
  11 wet
11. Nov
  53° / 32°
  11 wet · 2 snow
12. Dec
  43° / 24°
  12 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Reading, MA, 5.2 mi away at 110 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.