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Foster Pond Area

Connecticut > CT Bouldering

Description

About 10 to 20 foot tall Gneiss wall. It is shady and mossy and has lots of ice in the winter. It starts off not very tall and by the end is highball or rope climbing.

Getting There

Park in the pullout off of route 80 that people use for the main climbing walls. Instead of walking over route 80 follow the main trail in for less than a minute and take the blue blaze trail on the right. Follow that for about 10 to 12 minutes and you will be able to see Foster pond through the trees. You will come up to a steep downhill followed by a steep uphill. Before you go uphill turn left and follow in the valley about 20 yards and the boulder is on the left.

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looking down the cliff
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Bryan on Mrs. Spears before the cleaning
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[Hide Comment] Nice little cliff band that would actually improve with a little more attention. It's a bit cobwebby and mossy on the topouts, and there could be some loose pieces, but on the whole good quality rock. Good variety of heights, overhangs, and features. Generally good landings. Probably a lot of cool FAs still to be done here. IMPORTANT: as of 9/12/2022, the directions in "Getting There" seem to be incorrect: you take a RIGHT at the blue blaze trail intersection, not a left. This should take you south toward the crag just uphill of the west shore of Foster Pond, rather than east along the road and eventually out toward the Chatfield hollow parking lot (mistake). Sep 12, 2022