The "Lost" Boulder Climbing
Elevation: | 301 ft |
GPS: |
41.6172, -71.7657 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
Page Views: | 18,514 total · 113/month |
Shared By: | Dana Seaton on Sep 20, 2010 |
Admins: | M Sprague, Jamie Re, Joe M |
Description
Good sized bloc of varying heights and amazing rock quality; beautiful slopers, incut flakes and perfect texture. Originally found by Dana Seaton and Mike Galoob in 1999 after getting lost in the woods. Problems range from v1 to v11-12. Note - this is a superb boulder so has gotten some attention by exuberant groups. Though it may seem you are way out in the woods by yourself due to the long indirect approach, you are actually well within earshot of a residence. Please keep your noise level to a minimum and leave the boulder cleaned of tick marks. If you do your part to rake the leaves off the top it will help for a dry visit the next time too. This boulder is on DEM land, but a private property border is just up the trail. (see comments below)
This boulder is best visited during the prime cool dry season, as it can get very buggy and jungle like feeling in the heat of Summer. Wear plenty of orange during hunting season, seriously. Some of you have been in hunters sights without having a clue.
Getting There
Drive west on Rt 165 past Mt. Tom and take a right on to Escoheag Hill Rd. (becomes Hazard Rd.) Drive approximately 3 miles, passing Stepping Stone Ranch and the Rod and Gun Club. At the bottom of a big hill park at the large dirt pull off with a gate on the right.
Follow a dirt track across the open space, that believe it or not used to be the parking area for the old Pine Top ski area, to link up with the blue blazed North South trail, heading south. Stay to the left, on the blazed trail, when you come to forks. Some spots can get pretty muddy, so rubber boots are handy if you have them. *Look for a small rapid on the left that opens into a small pond. Cross the stream just upstream from the pond and hike away from the river, bearing to the right some (sort of widely circling the pond) You may have to bushwhack a little. If you see the faint remains of a log skidding trail, follow that. A few minutes from the stream you should run into a small fire trail. Take a right on the fire trail another few minutes and look for the looming block on the right.
*Lately there is a small home made bridge ~ 100 ft. upstream from the pond that is very helpful for getting across. Once you have your bearings for the area you don't have to hike all the way down the NS trail until you can see the pond, rather you can short cut to the crossing by keeping an eye out for a short climbable boulder off to the left of the blue blazed trail as you are hiking in. (There is a big pine tree on the left of the trail with a small, old wooden sign for the North South Trail where you cut to this boulder) Hike over to it and then down to the stream where you should find the little bridge if it hasn't washed away. Note - During high water the stream can become impassable.
Here is an intro to the boulder and finding it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQNHHcX7l6g
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