Climbing Near Swansea, Massachusetts

Located right near the infamous Assonet Ledge, these boulders are situated on a hill off the gravel road that leads to the top of the ledge from the parking gate. These boulders are easy to miss in the Summer due to thick leaves, but keep your eyes peeled, and you'll see them.There are three boulders all right next to each other: a lowball warm-up with a large crack, a slab boulder, and a wide traverse boulder that has most of this area's problems on them. I found these boulders during COVID lockdown and spent a lot of time messing around with them. I stumbled upon them accidentally and found some lines which I think other local climbers will enjoy. Google "Assonet Ledge hike". From Route 79 South, take a left on High Street across St. Bernard Church. High Street turns into Bell Rock Road, so continue straight past the train tracks and Copicut Road. After passing Copicut Rd., the entrance is about 1/2 mile down. Park at the gate, but don't block it.Hike down the gravel road, and eventually you will hit an obvious fork. Bear left at the fork, and walk for a solid half mile or so. Once you start approaching a hill, the boulders will be on the left of the road up a small trail. You will be able to see them from the main gravel road. The first boulder you'll see is the warm-up boulder, which is small and has an obvious crack. Just behind it is the slab boulder and some other loose stone and behind that down the small trail is the traverse boulder. This is the only cluster of boulders before you get to the actual ledge.

Assonet is sunny! These great climbs have almost no traffic. The only problem is you have to start over water on some of the climbs. I prefer to swing out from land rather than being lowered from the top. Google Assonet Ledge Hike.This ledge was a result of quarrying a unique type of granite called Arkose Granite by the Fall River Granite Company during the 1800s. To get here, you do a 1 mile hike on a dirt road. It is possible to get your car all the way to the ledge. Google Assonet Ledge Hike.http://www.greenfutures.org/?content=f7celr2MQplNNTqF"From Fall River, take Route 24 North towards Boston, and take the Freetown exit 9. Bear left off of the exit, go under the overpass and in a few moments you will see , on your left, a sign for Copicut Road. Take a left, and follow this road to the intersection of Bell Rock Road. You will see the Wampanoag Reservation sign on your right. Take a right down Bell Rock Road. Shortly you will see a state forest entrance on your right.Once inside the entrance, you will see the Indian meeting house, and the dirt road, Ledge Road, continues on. To hike, park on this road. You may also drive to the ledge if your car does not ride too low (sometimes there are ruts and loose rock from rain runoff), but get some exercise! The hike is only about 1 and a half hours long total.Walk down Ledge Road until you reach what appears to be the end. Here you will see 2 streets signs: Ledge Rd. and Upper Ledge Rd. Either route is fun, pretty and interesting. The Upper Ledge Road offers an old Civilian Conservation Corps stone bridge and a large, mossy water hole; you will do all the climbing gradually, by road, and finish on the top of the ledge. On the other hand, Ledge Road will take you through some wonderful pine groves; you will end up at the base of the ledge.Then you can climb the short, steep but not difficult hill, through the woods, to the top of the ledge."

This is a slab to the left of the nose. Do the same as for The Assonet Ledge.