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Cathedral Domain Rock Climbing

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Areas in Cathedral Domain

Apollo Wall 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

BackStreet 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Backstreet-Left 2 / 4 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Backstreet-Right 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Bedlam 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Big Wall 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Blue Sky 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Buzzards Roost 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Dead Cove, The 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

East Coast Crag 2 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Eastface 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Garden of Glen 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

GumDrop 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Hades 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Inner Loop Trail 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

K9 Crag 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Knowhere Wall 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Ladder Horn Wall 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Left Box 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Light House Crag 2 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Litter Box 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Moon Wall 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Port, The 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Pumpkin Patch 0 / 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Slab Lab 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Somewhere 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Sun Wall 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Tower of Power, The 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Westside 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

White Pine Trail 0 / 18 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Wind Tunnel 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Wolfpen (CD), The 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

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Elevation:	926 ft	282 m
GPS:	37.65718, -83.79646 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

This is a privately owned area, you will need to sign a waiver. It is a great place to climb away from the crowds normally associated with the Red River Gorge. The Cathedral Domain Climbing Area (CDCA) is a newly established and still growing facility. Feel Free to Donate and help us grow and establish better trails and Facilities.
http://www.cathedraldomain.org/

More information, including the rules for climbing in the CDCA, can be found at www.cathedraldomain.org/rock-domain

Getting There

From Lexington- Take 75S to Richmond take exit 90B Irvine exit. follow Richmond bypass 4.2 miles turn left on 52 towards Irvine. (Continue below)
From Richmond-(31miles) take KY 52 towards Irvine follow 52 into Irvine you will veer right ( stay straight) onto 1571 Michaels restaurant is on left. you will go under railroad (one lane Tunnel) then turn left go across one lane bridge drive 5.6 miles road dead ends turn right on 52 towards Beattyville drive 4 miles turn left on 1746 you will see signs.
From Miguel's-(18miles) Turn left out of parking lot onto hwy 11. drive 7 miles then turn right on 1036 drive 11 miles (road turns into one lane and gravel then back to blacktop) it dead ends on 1746 look left and you see sign for climbing.
From Beattyville- (11miles) Go west on 52 towards Irvine, drive 11 miles turn right on 1746. (Or take 11 north towards Natural Bridge turn Left on 498 follow PMRP directions below)
From PMRP-(10miles) turn right on 498 drive til dead end turn right on 52 drive 6.5 miles turn right on 1746

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Classic Climbing Routes at Cathedral Domain

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 41 ● Found Sport Knowhere Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 29 ● Peach Fuzz Sport Ladder Horn Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 60 ● Sunday Funday Sport Pumpkin Patch
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 59 ● Pumpkin 3.14 Sport Pumpkin Patch
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 30 ● Lost Sport Knowhere Wall
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 30 ● Higher Ground Sport Inner Loop Trail > Patterson
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 35 ● Happy Girl Sport Blue Sky
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 5 ● Flea Bitten Stranger Sport K9 Crag
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 57 ● Flying Nun Sport Pumpkin Patch
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 33 ● The Birthing Sport Inner Loop Trail > Patterson
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 13 ● Eve Sport Buzzards Roost > Eden (Far Right End)
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 63 ● Holly Berry Sport Pumpkin Patch
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 30 ● Two-4-One Sport Blue Sky
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 12 ● The Humbling Sport Inner Loop Trail > Patterson
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 8 ● Candy Apple Red Sport Pumpkin Patch