Girl Scout Camp
Campground
Campground · 6.2 mi from the trail
New York · Bouldering · Branford · Near Middletown
Big Nandog
- V10
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
One of the hardest problems at The Bunny Boulder, where 13 climbs have been catalogued across a V4–V10-11 range.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after The Thimbleberry
Restaurant
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsVersageek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThomas Griswold House
Museum
On your way back · 3 mi
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Versageek, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)
More in Middletown- Nearby · Toni Harp Bloc · Top of the White Trail · The Chin
Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Big Nandog
Best months: April and 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° / 23°
10 wet
Feb
40° / 24°
8 wet
Mar
47° / 30°
10 wet
Apr
58° / 39°
11 wet
May
68° / 49°
13 wet
Jun
76° / 59°
11 wet
Jul
82° / 66°
11 wet
Aug
81° / 65°
10 wet
Sep
75° / 57°
9 wet
Oct
64° / 46°
11 wet
Nov
53° / 36°
10 wet
Dec
44° / 29°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at New Haven Tweed Ap, CT, 7.8 mi away at 3 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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