North Shore/Cape Ann

Description 

Cape Ann is the bulge of land north of Boston on which Gloucester is the largest city and one of the oldest functioning seaports in the New World. This area is studded throughout with a wealth of granite, mainly boulders and short cliffs. Tucked away in the woods of Gloucester, Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Peabody, Lynn and other towns are few-and-far-between bouldering destinations and cliff bands with high quality routes on exquisite, bulletproof New England granite.

Getting There 

Drive north from Boston on 93 to the junction of 95-128. Peabody bouldering exists right at this junction of highways. All destinations in Gloucester and other neighboring towns straddle 128 after its divergence from 95 as it heads toward Gloucester.

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