Durfee Hill A collection of short crags off of route 94 in northwest rhode island. Chepachet RI From Providence take route 6 west. Continue past I-295. After passing the Scituate reservoir, bear right when Hartford Ave becomes route 101 leaves Route 6. Continue on Hartford Ave to Route 94, around 7 miles. Take route 94 North after around 5 miles there will be a sharp right turn. Start looking for a small parking area on the right. If you go past it you'll see the Durfee Hill Management Area Deer Check Station on the right, turn around here. Back at the parking spot which has room for maybe 5 cars you'll cross the road and walk south 25 yards or so to a well marked trail. it's a 2 minute walk in and the climbs are on the righ I haven't seen a published guidebook. The first wall as you walk in from the road 5.7+ This is the face to the right of the Durfee Dangle and is the last route on the right. 20' N Face 5.10? Climb up the large off width until you can reach the horizontal crack. Do a hand traverse along the crack until you are under the vertical crack. Then do the Durfee Dangle as you crank your way up into the vertical crack. Work your feet into the horizontal crack and then top out. 20' N Combination ? Just to the left of the Durfee Dangle is a rounded arete. I've been told there's a climb on it, but I haven't been able to find it! 20' N face 5.5 - 5.8 This is the main section of cliff that has two vertical cracks in it. From left to right you can do the left edge, then the face, then a straight up the main crack going left onto a thin crack, or you can do the right most crack angling right all the way up 20' N face and crack ../images/02-mark-durfee.jpg Going further left, you'll come to a pile of large rocks at the base of the cliff. The first climb is on the right of this, once you climb over the rocks you'll see a large roof problem with an ancient tricam in the crack. 5.7 - 5.8 A nice climb that is a friction start up to a bulge with a large quartz vein. The further left you stay the harder it is. Top our left or right. 20' N Face 5.9? Find your way up and out from under the roof. 20' N roof Continue in another 25 yards or so and you'll come to an easy face full of horizontal cracks. Can beused as a place to practice placing gear. N/A Start anywhere and work the many horizontal cracks. If you lead it you'll have comfortable stances to place gear every 2-3 feet. 20' N Face