Mountain Project: Climbing Horseshoe Canyon Ranch

Horseshoe Canyon Ranch (HCR) offers some of the finest sandstone in Arkansas with nearly 250 routes ranging from 5.5 to 5.14. The majority of the routes are fully bolted sport climbs, but there are also many fine trad routes and a plethora of good boulder problems. The cracks at the Ranch are some of the best in Arkansas and will challenge even the saltiest of crack masters.

Surreal sandstone climbing in a spectacular setting with all the amenities of a four-star dude ranch make this one of the most unique and enjoyable crags you will ever visit.

Getting There

HCR is located approximately 7.0 miles west of Jasper and 6.5 miles east of Ponca on the south side of State Highway 74. Jasper is approximately 25 miles south of Harrison and 65 miles north of Russellville on Scenic State Highway 7.

A guidebook for the area is available at www.bostonmountainpress.com.

The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Horseshoe Canyon Ranch:

The Greatest Show on Earth 5.8 Sport The North Forty

Green Goblin 5.8 Sport, 65 feet The North Forty

Man Servant 5.9 Sport, 55 feet Mr. Magoo Rock

Private Property 5.9+ Sport, 55 feet The North Forty

WMA Crack 5.9+ Trad, 60 feet Confederate Cracks

Hackberry Crack 5.9+ Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet Confederate Cracks

Gimp and Wheezer 5.10a Sport, 65 feet Confederate Cracks

Monkeys on Magoo 5.10a Sport, 55 feet Mr. Magoo Rock

Comotus 5.10b Sport, 1 pitch, 65 feet Roman Wall

Mr. Magoo 5.10c Sport, 55 feet Mr. Magoo Rock

Crimp Scampi 5.10+ Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet The North Forty

Horseshoes and Hand Grenades 5.11a Sport, 60 feet The Far East

Port Side 5.11a Sport, 35 feet Titanic Boulder

Sonny Jim 5.11b Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet The North Forty

Big Top 5.11b Sport, 65 feet The North Forty

Boronocus 5.11b Sport, 1 pitch, 85 feet Roman Wall

Love Slave 5.11b Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet The North Forty

Taliban soup 5.11 Sport Prophecy Wall

Mine Mine Mine 5.12a Sport, 50 feet The North Forty

Cradle of the Deep 5.13a Sport Titanic Boulder

Featured Route For Horseshoe Canyon Ranch

Green Goblin 5.8 AR : Horseshoe Canyon Ranch : The North Forty

Start in a shallow dihedral and climb through a crux at about mid-route and finish on jugs to the top. The climbing is somewhat sustained throughout. ...[more] Browse More Classics in AR

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Crimp Scampi 5.10d/11a, North 40	Brian on Crimp Scampi	Watching the sun come down at the Ranch.
Chili the ranch dog. The best dog a climber could...	The view of the ranch from the anchors of Sybarite	Horses and goats.

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Horseshoe Canyon Ranch

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Getting There

The Classics