The Spider's Web was named, even before climbing began there, for the intricate cracks that run across the sheer rock face in several directions. The quality of the rock is unsurpassed in the Adirondacks: slightly overhanging, solid but full of cracks and virtually without ledges, and dry with a southern exposure and long climbing season. Accordingly, the Web is home to some of the best and most difficult routes in the Northeast, with several classics like It's Only Entertainment and Drop, Fly, or Die. There are several parking options near the start of the approach trail; the closest good option is in the camping area at the outlet of Chapel Pond. An information post in a clearing by the side of the road sometimes notes cliff closures for nesting falcons. Follow a trail through an open area with a view of the cliff, then descend via switchbacks into a bouldery ravine that is mysteriously cold, even in the middle of summer. Emerge onto the talus field on the far side and climb gradually through the boulders, staying left and relatively low (there is no trail here; the cliffs directly above are part of Lower Washbowl.) The trail meets the cliff on the far right end, beneath Romano's Route.