Henderson's Hide-A-Way
Campground
Campground · 2.3 mi from the trail
Vermont · Rock climbing · Royalton · Near Randolph
The Donkey
- 5.6
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- Jul–Oct
- best months
One of nine routes catalogued at Trad Wall, this climb sits near the lower end of the crag's 5.5–5.9 range. First ascent: Matt Conroy & Davis Bartlett 10/12.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Carlita's Cantina
Restaurant
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsredjar, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJustin Smith Morrill Homestead
Museum
Museum · 8.5 mi from RandolphHistoric Carpenter Gothic home of United States Senator Justin Smith Morrill (1810–98) in Strafford, Vermont, and was one of the first declared National Historic Landmarks, in 1960
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Best time to go · Jul–Oct
Best time to visit The Donkey
Best months: July–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
30° / 7°
11 wet
Feb
33° / 9°
10 wet
Mar
41° / 19°
11 wet
Apr
55° / 31°
11 wet
May
68° / 43°
13 wet
Jun
77° / 53°
13 wet
Jul
82° / 57°
12 wet
Aug
80° / 55°
11 wet
Sep
73° / 47°
10 wet
Oct
59° / 36°
12 wet
Nov
46° / 26°
11 wet
Dec
35° / 16°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Woodstock, VT, 13.7 mi away at 600 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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