The Powerlinez Climbing Area

Beard Boulder–Upper Giving Tree, 40 cliffs

1 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 27 min

Beard Boulder–Upper Giving Tree, 40 cliffs is a 1-mile out-and-back in The Powerlinez Climbing Area near Ramapo, NY. The route passes Torch, Tarzan Swing, Repete Boulder and 35 more before reaching Oliphant Boulder at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi331 – 558 ft1.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Powerlinez Trailhead 41.14235, -74.16239
Nearest town Ramapo, NY

Directions

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Beard Boulder–Upper Giving Tree, 40 cliffs

1 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 27 min

Elevation 332–556 ft

Out & Back · The Powerlinez Climbing Area

Trailhead: Powerlinez Trailhead · 41.14235, -74.16239

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on White Diamond Access Road, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miPass Torch.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftPass Tarzan Swing.
  7. 50 ftPass Repete Boulder.
  8. 50 ftPass Flight from Doom.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftPass Upper Giving Tree.
  12. 50 ftPass Giving Tree.
  13. 50 ftPass Briar Patch.
  14. 50 ftPass Check Book.
  15. 50 ftReach Beard Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftPass Puzzle Palace.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftPass Devonshire Gulley.
  19. 50 ftPass Devonshire.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto West of Tower Wall, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftPass Musty Mountain.
  23. 50 ftPass Stockade Wall.
  24. 50 ftPass The Enclosure.
  25. 50 ftPass Tower Wall Corner.
  26. 50 ftPass Tower Wall.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftPass Elephantium Boulder.
  29. 50 ftPass 3 Bears Wall.
  30. 50 ftPass Three Bears.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Section D - Basilisk to Tower Wall, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftPass Dave's Wall.
  33. 50 ftPass Ramapough.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto White Markers, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftBear right onto Section D - Basilisk to Tower Wall, heading SW.
  36. 100 ftPass Ramapaugh.
  37. 50 ftPass Conshohocken.
  38. 50 ftTurn left onto White Markers, heading W.
  39. 100 ftPass Whale Wall.
  40. 50 ftPass High Heel Boulder.
  41. 50 ftPass Dime Store Wall.
  42. 50 ftPass Godzilla Boulder.
  43. 50 ftPass Fern Cliff.
  44. 50 ftPass Rock Dojo.
  45. 50 ftSharp left onto Section C - Tree Line to Basilisk, heading W.
  46. 50 ftPass God Jam Buttress.
  47. 50 ftPass Freefall.
  48. 50 ftPass Sunrise.
  49. 50 ftPass Buttrest.
  50. 0.1 miPass Junkyard Tombstone.
  51. 50 ftPass Whetstone.
  52. 150 ftPass Run-up.
  53. 50 ftPass High Electricity.
  54. 50 ftPass Oliphant Boulder.
  55. 100 ftBear left onto White Diamond Access Road, heading E.
  56. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

60% gravel17% grass5% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead