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The Powerlinez Climbing Area

Beard Boulder–Upper Giving Tree, 37 cliffs

1.1 mi · ▲ 266 ft · 30 min

Beard Boulder–Upper Giving Tree, 37 cliffs is a 1.1-mile out-and-back in The Powerlinez Climbing Area near Ramapo, NY. The route passes Torch, Tarzan Swing, Repete Boulder and 33 more before reaching Oliphant Boulder at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 266 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi364 – 630 ft · steepest grade: 28%1.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Saltbox Parking trail 41.14638, -74.15839
Nearest town Ramapo, NY
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Beard Boulder–Upper Giving Tree, 37 cliffs

1.1 mi · ▲ 266 ft · 30 min

Elevation 366–630 ft

Out & Back · The Powerlinez Climbing Area

Trailhead: Saltbox Parking trail · 41.14638, -74.15839

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Saltbox Parking trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Torch.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftPass Tarzan Swing.
  9. 50 ftPass Repete Boulder.
  10. 50 ftPass Flight from Doom.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftPass Upper Giving Tree.
  13. 50 ftPass Giving Tree.
  14. 50 ftPass Briar Patch.
  15. 50 ftPass Check Book.
  16. 50 ftReach Beard Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftPass Puzzle Palace.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftPass Devonshire Gulley.
  20. 50 ftPass Devonshire.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto West of Tower Wall, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftPass Musty Mountain.
  24. 50 ftPass Stockade Wall.
  25. 50 ftPass The Enclosure.
  26. 50 ftPass Tower Wall Corner.
  27. 50 ftPass Tower Wall.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Tower Wall Spur, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Section F - Upper Orange (GBW), heading SW.
  31. 50 ftBear right onto Dave/Bears Top Spur, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto Section F - Upper Orange (GBW), heading SW.
  33. 50 ftPass Munsee.
  34. 50 ftPass Wichquawanck.
  35. 50 ftPass Shawkopoke.
  36. 50 ftPass Ramapaugh.
  37. 50 ftPass Conshohocken.
  38. 50 ftTurn left onto White Markers, heading NW.
  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. 100 ftSharp left onto Section C - Tree Line to Basilisk, heading N.
  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. 50 ftBear left onto White Diamond Access Road, heading S.
  56. 450 ftBear right onto Saltbox Parking trail, heading E.
  57. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beard-boulder-out-back-cf9f

Trail surface

42% dirt33% gravel16% grass9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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