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| Elevation: | 515 ft | 157 m |
| GPS: |
41.14607, -74.16321 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Shared By: | kenr on Dec 19, 2015 | |
| Admins: | Morgan Patterson, SMarsh |
Access Issue: As of November 2021, there are new parking arrangements. Please follow this guidance.
Details
The current parking area is now limited parking, subject to the following guidelines:
No parking weekdays before 4pm. (Use Saltbox Parking Area at these times).
Do not block pump station access gates at any time.
Be careful not to hit or disturb manholes or other infrastructure.
The Saltbox Parking Area is a new resource, available on weekdays and weekends. Don't bushwhack or create new trails from this area.
Torne Brook Road and the trailhead remain a no-parking area. This is to ensure access for emergency personnel.
Inconsiderate or illegal parking here could lead to permanent closure.
No parking weekdays before 4pm. (Use Saltbox Parking Area at these times).
Do not block pump station access gates at any time.
Be careful not to hit or disturb manholes or other infrastructure.
The Saltbox Parking Area is a new resource, available on weekdays and weekends. Don't bushwhack or create new trails from this area.
Torne Brook Road and the trailhead remain a no-parking area. This is to ensure access for emergency personnel.
Inconsiderate or illegal parking here could lead to permanent closure.
Description
Bouldering and Top-Roping out east and northeast from the Tower Wall and Puzzle Palace areas.
Usually quick and easy to reach from the main trailhead.
This East End Ramparts area includes these sectors (L to R) . . .
Usually quick and easy to reach from the main trailhead.
This East End Ramparts area includes these sectors (L to R) . . .
- El Cap
- Giving Tree
- Monkey Bar
- Dragon
- The Nose
- The Beard
- The Ear
- Kitty Doll
- Kitty Corners
- Jersey Volunteers
Getting There
From the main Powerlinez trailhead on Torne Brook Rd (GPS latitude longitude approx N41.14227 W74.16227), walk the main gentle dirt road 0.25 mile / 400 meters (past the turnoff for Tower Wall and Basilisk) farther North toward the electric power substation to a junction at (N41.1462 W74.1619). At this junction turn sharp Left and walk SouthWest gentle up another dirt road about 160 ft / 50 meters. Here turn Right off the road and bushwhack uphill NorthWest about 160 feet / 50 meters to the base of the Jersey Volunteers slab. To reach other rocks, turn Left and walk roughly horizontally parallel to the base of the cliffs up to 400 feet / 120 meters (until the access to Puzzle Palace).
. (It could also be reached by traversing NorthEast along the base of the cliffs from Puzzle Palace, but this requires crawling under or around a large fallen tree).
. (It could also be reached by traversing NorthEast along the base of the cliffs from Puzzle Palace, but this requires crawling under or around a large fallen tree).
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