Climbing Near Colchester, Vermont

Nice hiking loop around a pond. has a few boulders sprinkled throughout, very undeveloped, a lot of choss. Easy access/parking at the end of Indian Brook Road.

A messy boulder off the side of the running trail in the woods, straight behind the barn area towards the entrance to route 2A. Park at the tree farm and immediately go into the woods trail from the parking lot. Turn left towards route 2a and the boulder is on the left right on the trail, the climbing is on the back side of it.

Chittenden County is the center of most reported climbing in Vermont with the bulk of modern development in both roped climbing and bouldering happening in Bolton. That said, probably the highest quality rock in the state can be claimed by the Northeast Kingdom (NEK). Smuggler's Notch has cliffs, ice, and pebbles galore to add to the hundreds of boulders in Groton State Park. The season in Northern Vermont varies greatly depending on just how far north you venture. The NEK tends to be too cold for climbing by November and smuggs wraps up around the same time. Good climbing can be found reliably in Chittenden County (Burlington/Bolton) into early November. It's a section of the state so... generally north.