Durfee Hill Management Area

Directions
Take Route 44 west. Take a left on Route 94 (Reynolds Road). Go for about a mile and a half. Pass the brown sign and parking lot for the Durfee Hill Management Area. Park at the next pull-off on the left. Walk diagonally left (south) crossing the road. You will see a well-defined path on west (right) side of the road. Follow it to the crag which is only a hundred feet or so from the road.

Routes
The crag at Durfee Hill Management Area is approximately 25 feet in height and 100 feet in width. The rock is granite and has both horizontal and vertical cracks. There are distinct routes following the vertical cracks. You can vary the difficulty of the climb by moving a few feet right or left. There are a couple of fun roof problems.  There are numerous trees close to the top of the cliff to set up top-ropes. Practicing trad leading is possible in some of the cracks.  Most of the first ascent information is unknown.  Ward Smith led Durfee Dangler 11a and Dangler Direct 11c that ascend the face left of the red route in the photo below in 1985.

Traverse of the Clods                                                               Fat Hands

Marilyn and Jeannine on the main face                                              Trad Crack