High Ledge is located in Connecticut about 7 miles from the Rhode Island
border not far from Lantern Hill. From Rhode Island take Interstate 95 south to exit 92 (North
Stonington). On the exit stay straight for about a mile until you hit a traffic
light. At the light take a right on to Route 2 west.
Follow this for about five miles. Just before a light where Route 201 splits
off to the right is Ryder Road. Take a right on Ryder Road. Ryder Road ends
at Wyassup Road (1.5 miles). (Follow the small brown boat launch signs.)
Take a left on
Wyassup Road. Take a left on Wyassup Lake Road (2.1 miles). Follow this to the boat
launch (0.8 miles). About fifty yards after the boat launch you will see a
road/trail on the left with a metal gate on it. (Park on the side of the
road here but do not block
the fire road.) This is the Narragansett Trail. Follow this road/trail.
When the road bends to the left follow the blue dot trail that leads to the
right. Follow this for about 1/2 mile, past a gas line cut until you come
to a ledge. The trail goes over the top of High Ledge then bends right and
comes back down the ledge to a swampy valley. Before the trail descends you
can take the climbers trail off to the left that goes to the top of the cliff
to set-up the top-ropes.
There is also a smaller cliff farther in, called Bullet Ledge, that has some
potential.