Tatnuck Boulder
- 19 routes
- V0 – V4
- Bouldering
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Tatnuck Boulder is a bouldering area in Cascade Park in Massachusetts, about 0.3 miles from the East-West Trail. It is a cluster of boulders with 19 routes, all rated on the V scale from V0 to V4, and the boulders are the main draw here. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring through early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Worcester run from highs around 67°F in May to about 71°F in September, with July peaking near 80°F. Winters are cold, with January highs around 32°F and several snowy days each month from December through February. The East-West Trail is the closest neighbor, and the Talus Cliff Band and God's Acre, Worcester, are both about 2 miles away. Paddlers can find Kettle Brook roughly 3 miles off.
- East-West TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Talus Cliff BandRock climbing2 mi
- God’s Acre, WorcesterRock climbing2 mi
- Asnebumskit Ridge TrailHiking2.2 mi
- Indian Lake Pathway to Nick's Woods Trail ConnectionHiking2.7 mi
- Kettle BrookCanoeing3.1 mi
- Tivnan Park BouldersRock climbing6.1 mi
Quinapoxet RiverCanoeingPhoto: en:User:LymanSchool (Richard B. Johnson), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Talus Cliff BandRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- God’s Acre, WorcesterRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- Tivnan Park BouldersRock climbing · ~10 min drive
- Sampson's PebbleRock climbing · ~13 min drive
- Forty CavesRock climbing · ~20 min drive
- Central, MARock climbing · ~21 min drive
- Berlin BoulderRock climbing · ~23 min drive
- Garfield WoodsRock climbing · ~23 min drive
- The AnvilRock climbing · ~23 min drive
- Welcome BoulderRock climbing · ~23 min drive
Best time to visit Tatnuck Boulder
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
32° / 17°
12 wet · 7 snow
Feb
35° / 19°
11 wet · 7 snow
Mar
43° / 26°
12 wet · 5 snow
Apr
56° / 36°
13 wet · 1 snow
May
67° / 47°
13 wet
Jun
75° / 56°
12 wet
Jul
80° / 62°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 61°
10 wet
Sep
71° / 53°
10 wet
Oct
59° / 42°
11 wet
Nov
48° / 32°
11 wet · 2 snow
Dec
38° / 23°
12 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Worcester Rgnl Ap, MA, 1.2 mi away at 1,000 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
