The Witches' Circle Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Routes in The Witches' Circle

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	Average Joe V1 5
	Classic V0 4
	Crimp Wave V4 6B
	Heartbreaker V5 6C
	Horn, The V2+ 5+
	Jitters V1 5
	Left of Waterfall V1 5
	On the Rocks (Sit) V3 6A
	On the Rocks (Stand) V1 5
	Operation V4 6B
	Physical Geology V0 4
	QAPF Diagram V1 5
	Right of Waterfall Arete V3 6A
	RIP V2 5+
	Slim James V2 5+
	Slim Jim V2 5+

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Elevation:	1,714 ft	522 m
GPS:	42.47073, -75.07421 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Located at a sundial locally known as "The Witches' Circle", this patch of boulders features many nice sandstone overhangs and a few good slab problems.

Getting There

Park at the end of Hill Street, in the lot for the NY Health Department. Follow the Homer Folks trailhead up into the woods, initially heading north. Take the first left turn in the trail that you can after about a minute, which will double you back and send you heading south. Walk for about 5 minutes until you've passed the "Atomic Vaults" (enormous cylindrical metal buildings, an old red one on the left and two newer blue ones on the right). Bear generally right and keep an eye out for trees with orange blazes on them. The orange blazes signify the RIP Trail; that's where you want to be. Eventually you'll come across the rock outcropping. The first boulders will be just after the yellow Hartwick "do not trespass" signs, and from the first one the rest are all no more than a 3 minute walk away. Total time to walk from car to boulder is 15–20 minutes.

Alternatively, you can take the RIP trail north up from Strawberry Fields for a longer but gentler approach.