Bouldering Gowdy Playground
October 11, 2010 by tradtimbo
I went to do some more exploring at Gowdy Playground in Peabody on Saturday. I found a crag with some bolted routes and a bunch of surrounding boulders and a giant boulder perched atop a high point. The crag with the bolts had drilled holds and shiny new bolts. Somebody got a little drill happy then couldn’t climb the routes they set so drilled their own holds!!! Sad. I also explored some large boulders in the utility line zone. Huge boulders but lots of vegetation in the way. I took a few photos, but my phone battery died before I could snap shots of the giant boulder perched on the hill.
While out there I ran into a Lynn City Council member out for a walk with his son. He informed me that there is a subdivision planned for Gowdy Playground. Many of boulders will be lost during this development and if this place catches your interest at all, go climb! Here is a google map I put together showing some of the exploring I did. Keep in mind there is plenty more out there.
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Posted in Climbing | Tagged bouldering, Gowdy Playground, Lynn Woods, Peabody | 4 Comments
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Hey Man,
Not sure if you still check these pages. I’ve recently been exploring Gowdy a bit and place is cool, albeit a little eerie. I wanted to thank you for all this info, which really brought my attention to the potential in this area. I was wondering what program you’ve been using to creat your maps, as I too would like to start tracking my finds. Thanks again.
K
I just used Google Maps. I marked my location with a GPS, then entered coordinates in Google. Good Luck!
Awesome! Thanks!! Can’t wait to do some more scoping. Do you still get out there to climb at all?
Not really to Gowdy. I go to Lynn Woods pretty regularly though. There is plenty in there to keep a boulderer busy for ages.