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The Loaf Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Routes in The Loaf

L › R R › L A › Z

	"A" Crack S,TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Blow Fly's Last Ride S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Dikewalk S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Lose Yer Stance, Shitcher Pants S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Slippery When Wet T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Sweet Surprise T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Wimpy T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Young Monkeys T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Elevation:	2,967 ft	904 m
GPS:	33.77748, -111.80311 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

This is the areas tallest crags and a must stop if you are only here for one day. The east-facing outcrop gets after-noon shade, a must in the on those hot days.

Getting There

There's a couple ways to approach this area, both about the same distance.

From the big Granite Mountain TH parking lot off 136th Street:

Option 1: Head NW along the Bootlegger Trail until it intersects the Saddlehorn Trail (~0.7 mi). Take a left on Saddlehorn and go to it's intersection with the Granite Mountain Loop Trail (~0.2 mi). Take a right and hike the Granite Mountain Loop Trail to the north and west until you see a big formation on the left with a large crack running down the middle. This is The Loaf. Bobcat Boulder is the small broken cliff below and to the left of the Loaf.

Option 2: Head west on the Powerline Trail to it's intersection with the Granite Mountain Trail (~0.6 mi). Take right onto the Granite Mountain Trail and hike that to it's intersection with the Granite Mountain Loop Trail (~0.3 mi). Go right on the GMLT and take that trail past it's intersection with the Saddlehorn Trail around to the north and west until you see a big formation on the left with a large crack running down the middle. This is The Loaf. Bobcat Boulder is the small broken cliff below and to the left of the Loaf.

Map of the Northern Part of the Peserve

WARNING! BEES!

This area is known to have an active beehive (in the area between Loaf and Bobcat Boulder) that has been there for a LONG time. The bees have been known to be aggressive and many climbers have been stung.