Starts shoulder-height on the boulder; could be linked up from the left, though it would significantly bump up the grade

Choss Goggles

The Unladen Swallow

Good warm-up. Start on the obvious flake at chest-level from the ground, move up and left to a slightly smaller flake, match on the juggy ledges to your right, and smear feet and match on the arete before topping out.

Sessions Woods is a State wildlife management area in Burlington, known mostly for its wide gravel walking trails with a scenic pond overlook and a nature center that hosts a ton of outdoor programs. Whereas the most well-known walking loop traverses mostly flat terrain, there's a lesser known outer loop composed of some of the town's lighter-traveled hiking paths, part of the blue-blazed Tunxis Trail system. These paths are much steeper, narrower, and wind around near cliff bands and boulder fields on the outskirts of the park - also hosting some of the relatively least junky (though still chossy) rock in the area.

 To my knowledge, climbing here is no different than in other state parks: probably legal, but that also hasn't been verified with park leadership. I can't say I know much about geology, but the rock here is seemingly distinct from the flaky schist-mica bedrock boulders that are more easily found in the surrounding area, and they make for a little bit better climbing. Most of the best spots lie along the same ridgeline as the Mile of Ledges area a couple miles down the road, though Sessions definitely hosts a wider variety of boulders.

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Routes in Sessions Woods WMA