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Megan looking up at the roof

Description 

Tower Rock is a free standing pinnacle with a lot of old school routes of various grades. The earliest climbing in the RRG was probably done here.

Tower Rock is not closed, but the USFS asks that you limit your climbing here. One local jokes that that means you're only allowed to climb at your limit there.

Getting There 

Drive on route 715 from its split from hwy 77. Pass the Gladie Creek Visitor Center and then keep your eyes open for the trailhead sign on the left side of the road. It is about half a mile past Pumpkin Bottom Campground.

The Classics

Featured Route For Tower Rock

Arachnid 5.8  KY : Red River Gorge : Tower Rock

Don't be overly intimidated by this route. Oh, it's everything it appears from the ground, but the roof is actually pretty casual.The initial dihedral is classic hands and/or layback. The upper part is much wider, but there are lots of big face holds after the offwidth section.If you have a big-bro, the place for it is out at the lip of the roof. Try to avoid putting a cam in the crack in the roof, as the rope has a tendency to pull into the crack and wreak havoc with any camming device by eithe...[more]   Browse More Classics in KY