The Ridge Area
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Richard Worth on # 3.
The Ridge area is the central northern part of the park. The ridge itself has some of the largest rocks that I've found so far.
Wanning Wall, Bird's Nest Boulder and the Brook Boulders make up the area. Of the Boulders, Birds Nest is, in my opinion, the nicest, Wanning wall is good, but only has a few problems. The Brook Boulder is sharp and has bad landings, be warned.

This Topo is definitely not to scale.
Directions to the Ridge Area:
-From Pancake Boulder: Follow the blue trail past pancake boulder for about seven minuets. The trail parallels a brook and then crosses the brook at the Brook Boulders. Cross the brook and walk about thrirty feet on the trail to a old log covered road on the left. Leave the trail and hike on the road about two minuets until it peters out near the base of Wanning Wall. To reach Birds nest, make a right turn and walk next to the rocks on a faint trail.
-From Two Trees Area: From the blue trail on the powerline, above the powerline boulders, Walk North, or across the powerlines away from the two trees wall. You will go through a thin stretch of woods and come out on the other powerline cut. Keep bushwacking across this cut into the woods on the other side.If you started in the right place, ha ha, you wll come to the base of Bird's Nest afte

Ridge Area Problems: Fom South East to North West
Bird's Nest Boulder,  One of My Favorites *** This one stays Dry, Landing is good in general, Mostly Haddam Gneiss.
Problems:
1) Unnamed, E, *, Ascend the slab side of the Bird's nest Boulder on its right side.
2) Crazy Brit, E, ***, HB, Ascend the slab up the middle between the bulges, climbing nice crystals.(~5.8R)
Problems 3-5 are on the thirty foot tall overhanging face. They do not top out, but finish on the juggy ledge halfway up.
3) Bird's Nest Up, M, **, Start on the large horizontal with old bird's nest, just to the left of the boulder with the blue blaze. Climb up until you can reach left to the juggy ledge.
3) Bird's Nest Traverse, M, ***, Pad, Start same as above. Traverse 20' left all the way to the dirty crack, finishing from small crimpers.
4) Unnamed, M, *, Climb up the middle to the juggy ledge.
5) Unnamed, E, *, Pad, Start at the dirty crack, climb up and right following the nice juggy ledge
5) Unnamed, M, HB, Pad, Climb up the dirty crack and finish leftish.
6) Unnamed, ?? HB, Climb through the roof around the corner from the overhanging face.
There are a few problems between Birdsnest and Wanning Wall. Nice Juggy roofs and Balancy stuff. Find them for yourself.
Wanning Wall, Steep and smooth **, Pad. Quartzite and Potassium Feldspar
7) Young Guns, M, *, HB, Climb up the big part of the overhanging face, Finish on the large Horizontal, mid way up.
8) Unnamed, M, **, Pad Start just to the left of the tree, climb up and out the overhanging bulggy face, top out.
9) Unnamed, M, *, Pad, Start as far left as there is still a problem, Climb up and top out.
Tunnel Boulder This Boulder is perched on the top of the hill above (North-East) Wanning Wall. It is sharp, but fun.
10) Tunnel Traffic, H, *, Pad. Climb up the steep side of the boulder right to the left of the tunnel.
Brook Area Boulders *, Pad, This area would be great if it wasn't so damn sharp. The babbling brook almost makes up for it
11) Unnamed,  M, Pad, Climb up near the right arete.
12) Unnamed, M, *, Pad Climb up on small sharp crystals, just right of the tree. Get a good spotter.
13) Unnamed, M These are on the Boulder just downstream, Dyno up or traverse along the central horizontal. Don't Bother.