Livsey Rock, PA

Livsey Rock, PA

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Description:	Livesy Rock is a bouldering and toprope area near Fairmont Park in Philadelphia. The overhanging rock provides a unique opportunity to practice your roof pulling or traversing techniques.
Location:	Approximately 30 minutes from Philadelphia near Wisahickon and Fairmont Parks.
Directions:	From downtown Philadelphia, get on I-76 and get off on Lincoln Drive (exit 72). Continue across river veer left at Lincoln Drive sign and head up the curvy road (+/- 1 mile). Pass under the bridge and continue until you reach the first stop light - Rittenhouse Drive. Make right at light and then make first left at next stop light - Wisahickon Avenue. Continue on Wisahickon for maybe one mile, passing through several stoplights, until the end where you have to make a sharp right turn. Immediately after turning right make a left onto Livsey Lane. Continue down the winding road to the pullout on your left with the two storm manholes. Park. You risk getting a ticket, but the supposedly rarely ticket.
Approach:	From the parking area, walk along the path then the large storm sewer pipe to the rock. Total approach time - 5 minutes.

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