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Directions to park:
Haycock Mountain, in Nockamixon State Park, is a ridge of diabase boulders
in Northeastern Pennsylvania, about 16 miles north of Doylestown and about
15 minutes from High Rocks. From Route 611 (Old Easton Road) in Kitnersville,
get on 412 North (Durham Road). After about 1/4 mile, at your first light,
make a left onto 563 South (Mountain View Drive). Go 1 mile then make
a right onto Top Rock Trail Road. The main parking area will be 1 mile
down and on your left. A 10 minute hike up the red trail will get you
to the start of the boulders.
Haycock holds an enormous amount
of potential, though there are already over 300 established problems from
V0-V9. The bouldering here is very tricky and technical, often making
the most obvious way to do a problem much harder than grade. The rock
is varied, from slabs to overhangs, and offers incredible friction. Some
of the classics include Teddy Bear's Picnic, V1, The Flaming Moe, V4,
Catching Flies, V5, Jesus Calls for War (AKA-Nightmare Arete), V7, Bokow,
V8, and Hobo, V9. New lines are being added all the time and loads of
classic lines are still waiting to be done.
The trails, which were struggling
due to logging and bad weather, are in the process of being rebuilt and
remarked. Also, Haycock is a huge and often confusing place, so it will
take some searching to find the nicer boulders. The landings are varied,
as with most areas, and range from flat grass to talus pits. There is
also small guide available from the Doylestown Rock Gym and Rudolph's
ATO. This is also state game lands so beware of hunters in season (wear
orange!).
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