Farley Ledges

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| name = Farley Ledges

| photo = Farley Ledges Massachusetts.jpg

| photo_caption = View from top of ledges

| photo_size = 200

| elevation_ft = 1067

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| location = Erving

| range = Northfield Mountain

| coordinates = {{coord|42|35|50|N|72|26|47|W |type:mountain_region:US |display=inline,title}}

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| type = Metamorphic rock

| age = 400 million years

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| easiest_route = Metacomet-Monadnock Trail + rock climbing access trail

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Farley Ledges, {{convert|1067|ft|m}} is a bluff knob located on the southeast side of Northfield Mountain in eastern Franklin County, Massachusetts. The ledge is notable for its extensive rock climbing ascents; it rises {{convert|700|ft|m}} above the small village of Farley (part of Erving, Massachusetts) and has been used by rock climbers since the 1930s. The Western Massachusetts Climbers Coalition has been active in purchasing land to preserve access to the mountain; 2007 purchases included a parcel along Route 2 developed into a trailhead with a parking lot and access corridor to the ledges. The {{convert|110|mi|km|adj=on}} Metacomet-Monadnock Trail ascends the wooded north side of the ledges where Briggs Brook Falls tumbles from the ridgecrest; a marked rock climbing access loop trail departs from the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail to traverse both the summit of the ledges and the extensive boulder field beneath.The Metacomet-Monadnock Trail Guide 9th edition, (1999). Amherst, Massachusetts: Appalachian Mountain Club.[http://westernmacc.com/joomla15/index.php/crags/farley Western Mass Climbers Coalition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227022859/http://www.westernmacc.com/joomla15/index.php/crags/farley |date=2011-02-27 }} Retrieved September 17, 2010.

Climbing access at Farley is an ongoing concern and the crag has faced closures by landowners in the past.{{cite web |url=http://www.climbgneiss.org/index.php/farley-ledges |title=Farley Ledges – Climb Gneiss |website=www.climbgneiss.org |access-date=July 19, 2014}} Landowners have requested that no online or printed guides containing climbing route descriptions or grades are published.{{cite web |url=http://www.mountainproject.com/v/farley-ledge/105987560 |title=Climbing in Farley Ledge, Western MA |website=www.mountainproject.com |access-date=July 19, 2014}} As a result, climbing at Farley Ledges is a social affair for new climbers who must seek out experienced locals for climbing information.

Image:Briggs Brook Falls Massachusetts.jpg