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Race Brook Falls Lower Falls Climbing

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	Left Side Lower Falls WI3-4
	Right Side Lower Falls WI2

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Elevation:	1,068 ft	326 m
GPS:	42.0895, -73.42085 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Simon Lee on Feb 2, 2022
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Description

Race Brook is generally an uncrowded climbing venue that sits quietly southwest of Sheffield. The lower falls faces east with ice flows from around 30 - 40 feet. Expect sun in the morning and shade later on in the day. Starting on the left side, the ice is Ssteeper and felt WI3, maybe soft WI4, depending on the line you take. On the right side, there is a flow of low angle ice WI1 and that gets slightly steeper on the end of the flow, WI2. You can set up topropes for all of these climbs, and the best way to access the top is hiking left from the base of the falls. Hiking up the hill left will gain you access to Upper Race Brook Trail and to the top on of Lower Falls.

Getting There

Park at the Race Brook trailhead, and follow this for about five minutes. Eventually you’ll arrive at a junction sign for upper and lower falls. Take the lower falls trail for 0.5 miles to arrive at the base of the falls.