Gorgeous Rocks  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  800' Lat, Long:  40.8848, -75.7634 Map Page Views:  1,201. Good page?    Administrators:  Justin Johnsen, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Justin Johnsen on Sep 1, 2011 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

BETA PHOTO: The shady sandstone walls of Gorgeous Rocks.

Description 

A little hidden crag on the wild side of Glen Onoko. A couple dozen trad, sport and mixed routes, which can also be toproped from bolts and trees, on good rock: Pocono Formation sandstone. It faces northeast and has thick tree cover, so it stays shady.

Climbed and developed in the 1990's by Randy Ross, the Miscavages, the Holzmans, Ryan Lucas and Joe Forte, and in the 2000's by Erica Meyers, Jeff Carroll, and Dave Kotch.

Getting There 

Getting there is quite an adventure, and might not require a machete on a given year. Don't go unless you're looking for a wilderness experience. It will take longer than you expect when looking at a map. Location is approximate.

Park at the Glen Onoko lot, and follow the trail signs down the stairs, then north under the railroad bridge. Follow the trails left along the shore of the river. When you cross a stream feeding into the Lehigh River out of Glen Onoko, follow a use trail uphill to the right. Keep heading generally north and uphill, around a thick stand over rhododendrons and scrambling over boulders. Eventually reach the cliff top at Gorgeous Rocks, and rappel down to reach the base of the climbs.

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