Climbing Near Brewster, New York

This is a small area with a few problems that is accessible from the Putnam Bike Path. There is a municipal parking lot for the bike path located behind the Cove care center on Rt. 6 in downtown Carmel. From the parking lot, walk down the entrance path about a hundred feet until you get to the bike path. Turn right and you will immediately notice a kiosk for a few nature trails. Continue down the bike path for about 5 minutes until you come to the second trail entrance marked as the squirrel trail (across from a rock quarry). follow this trail left for a very short distance, after you cross a small bridge, look forward and to your right and you should see an RV sized boulder, this is it.

Ice Pond is an area found by John K located just off Route 84 in Brewster Hill, NY. Home to some quality boulders on bomber Putnam County gneiss.  There is a drawing of an old topo that may be helpful here. There is also an excellent guidebook containing far more problems, available for purchase here. Parking is limited and access is sensitive.  The locals are not too thrilled about their road being overrun with poorly parked cars, so please be cognizant, only park fully on the shoulder, carpool if possible, and if there truly isn't space to park well, consider going somewhere else for the day - your project will still be there tomorrow.   Located in Ice Pond Park, off Ice Pond Rd.Continue down the trail, there is a turn off trail to the left that goes to some boulders after 2 hills. You can also continue straight down the main trail, bear left and find your favorite boulder to try!

The massive boulder that is steeply overhanging on basically every side. Same as for general area, keep walking in with the cliffline uphill on your left. A few hundred yards past the Ice Cube.