College Rock - Hopkinton, MA - Established Rock Climbing Areas on Waymarking.com

College Rock is located in Hopkinton, Massachusetts in the woods of College Rock Park, just 100 meters down a trail from a small parking lot. It's a granite rock wall with almost 40 feet in height and 200 feet in width. It offers climbs from 10 to 40 feet with a difficulty ranging mostly from 5.0 to 5.9 with some spots of 5.10 and 5.11. College Rock is in the woods and don't get much direct sunlight so rocks can be wet, especially in the morning, which makes it more difficult. It's top rop climbing and mostly trees and some exposed boulders on the top of College Rock are used as anchors. Further to the right is a section that is perfect for bouldering.

To reach College Rock from exit 21 of Interstate 495 drive east on West Main Street until you reach the intersection of Route 135 and Route 85 in the center of Hopkinton, MA. Drive south on Route 85 for 2.5 miles. Take a left on College Street and drive 0.4 miles. The small parking lot at College Rock Park will be one your right. There is room for five to seven cars. There are also some wooden benches, a small kiosk and trash cans.

More information about climbing College rock can be found on rockclimbing.com and mountainproject.com.

Enjoy your climb and please be careful!

Number of named routes: 10-20 Approximate height of the cliff: 30 Website: [Web Link] Type of climbing: Top Rope only Toprope Anchors: Trees Range of difficulty: 5.0 to 5.9 with some spots of 5.10 and 5.11 Parking Coordinates: N 42° 11.706 W 071° 29.984 Park Website: Not listed Public Viewpoint: Not Listed Is there camping or a hotel nearby?: Not Listed

Visit Instructions:
Post at least one photo of the climbing area, a photo of climbers on the wall is a bonus.
If you're a climber, a list of what gear you used would be helpful.

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Date Logged Log User Rating   10/05/2012 Facedances visited it