Rhode Island · Rock climbing · Lincoln · Near Danielson

Lower Heart

11 routes
V0 – V6+
Bouldering
Apr, Jun–Oct
best months

Lower Heart is a bouldering area in Rhode Island, about a mile from Saylesville Highlands. It sits among a cluster of climbing and mountain biking spots, with Font Boulder and Heart Boulder each about 0.1 mile away and Roll Into It and Split Rock Trail close by. The area has 11 bouldering routes, all rated from V0 to V6+. The easiest is the Lower Heart boulder itself at V0, and the hardest is Missing in Action at V6+. Heartwood Direct is a V3 route with a first ascent by Paul Baird in the mid-70s, and Directly Directum is a V6. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Woonsocket weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 75°F, while July peaks near 84°F and winter brings regular snow days. Olney Pond, a lake fishing spot, is about half a mile away, and the Woonasquatucket River offers river fishing roughly 4 miles off.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Normandy Farms Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 12 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    The Lodge

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsSwampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Governor William Sprague Mansion

    Museum

    Museum · 7.5 mi from Danielson

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