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Inner Loop Trail Rock Climbing

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Areas in Inner Loop Trail

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Elevation:	949 ft	289 m
GPS:	37.65792, -83.79478 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Zackary Futrell on Oct 25, 2017
Admins:	Shirtless Mike, DrRockso RRG, Luke Cornejo, Billy Simek Page Updates (admin only)

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Description

This is the access trail for Hades, Patterson and Litter Box.do to how little you are on the inner trail for hades I gave it its own section. Now For the inner loop I would recommend starting from the pine mesa/ inner loop connection to get to all craigs. It seems to be the shortest for all except the Far lower section of Patterson, but when you start from the other side of the loop you haft to take a few turns and connections. It is a lot simpler to just walk the extra 5 minutes and stay on one trail.

Getting There

From the parking lot you can see two signs For the inner loop one is in the back right corner the other is off the Pine Mesa Trail.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Inner Loop Trail

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5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 30 ● Higher Ground Sport Patterson
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 23 ● Butterscotch Sport Patterson
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 42 ● The Birthing Sport Patterson
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 15 ● Rocky Road Sport Patterson
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 21 ● The Humbling Sport Patterson