Devil's Lake for one day?

Hello, all. I'm going to be in DL for one day in early June with the girlfriend and possibly a couple of non-climber friends. What are some must-do routes in the 5.3-5.9 range for a single day? Thank you!

Well check the online guide on this site for Wisconsin. Off hand, you want to do Brintons and Birch Tree cracks for sure. Classics right in that area atop the main CCC trail are numerous for leads or topropes. Upper Diagonal, Congratulations Crack, Pine Box, The Stretcher and many more.

I would suggest Brinton's Buttress. Easy to find, great views, easy to toprope, relatively short walk, and a bunch of classics.
For routes, Brinton's Crack (5.6) and the Direct (5.8) are fantastic, Boy Scout(5.3) is sorted here on Gill's Buttress, Berkeley(5.6) and Chicago(5.9) are also a lot of fun. If you get bored and the Pedastal Buttress isn't full, Birch Tree Crack(5.8+++), Upper Diagonal(5.9), and Lower Diagonal(5.7) are all classics.

Josh Olson wrote:I would suggest Brinton's Buttress. Easy to find, great views, easy to toprope, relatively short walk, and a bunch of classics. For routes, Brinton's Crack (5.6) and the Direct (5.8) are fantastic, Boy Scout(5.3) is sorted here on Gill's Buttress, Berkeley(5.6) and Chicago(5.9) are also a lot of fun. If you get bored and the Pedastal Buttress isn't full, Birch Tree Crack(5.8+++), Upper Diagonal(5.9), and Lower Diagonal(5.7) are all classics.

Woodchuck ATC wrote: Lower D' a 5.7 now? My old book has it as 5.8 and I always had a tougher time on that than on Upper 'D. All good walls and routes in that area for a first time visitor to get the real feel of what the rock at the lake is like.

I"ve got THE move wired on BTC, but often get confused and out of sync on the upper part when reaching into the deep crack. Jam? backhanded grab? WTF.? I forget each time.

Woodchuck ATC wrote:I"ve got THE move wired on BTC, but often get confused and out of sync on the upper part when reaching into the deep crack. Jam? backhanded grab? WTF.? I forget each time.

Josh Olson wrote: Yeah, I have that move wired too, and I still think it is at least a .9, if not .10. Sandbag and a half. But I love the top half. Solid fist jams for me the whole way up.

Thanks for the ideas, guys! I'll need to check out some of those routes~