Massachusetts · Rock climbing · Medford

Mud Road Trail

10 routes
V1 – V4
Bouldering · Top Rope
Jun–Oct
best months

Mud Road Trail is a climbing area in Massachusetts, about a mile from the community of Malden Highlands. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Quarry Road/Bellevue Pond at Middlesex Fells, Panther Cave and Highway Slab all within about a quarter mile. The area is a bouldering destination, with 10 routes in total, eight of them boulders and two top-ropes. The boulders range from V1 to V4 on the V scale, and the top-ropes sit at about 5.5 on the YDS scale. Among the boulders, The Full Traverse is the hardest at V4, and Arete Squeeze is the easiest at V1. For a change from the rock, East Dam Road is a hike about half a mile away, and Hemlock Pool Path is about a mile off. Paddlers can reach the Shawsheen River, roughly 10 miles away.

  • Best time to go · Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit Mud Road Trail

    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, 6.2 mi away at 110 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (10)

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Hemlock Pool at Middlesex FellsPhoto: Karlunun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Fat ManPhoto: Karlunun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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