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Cathedral Domain Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Cathedral Domain

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

BackStreet 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Backstreet-Left 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

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 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

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 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Elevation:	926 ft
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

180 Total Climbs

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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 33 ● Found Sport Knowhere Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 45 ● Sunday Funday Sport Pumpkin Patch
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 45 ● Pumpkin 3.14 Sport Pumpkin Patch
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 25 ● Higher Ground Sport Inner Loop Trail > Patterson
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 19 ● Borrowed Time Sport Knowhere Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 42 ● Flying Nun Sport Pumpkin Patch
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 25 ● The Birthing Sport Inner Loop Trail > Patterson
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 8 ● In Dog Years Sport K9 Crag
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 11 ● Killing the Blues Sport Sun Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 12 ● Rocky Road 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 50 ● Holly Berry Sport Pumpkin Patch
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 24 ● Two-4-One Sport Blue Sky
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 10 ● The Humbling Sport Inner Loop Trail > Patterson
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 5 ● Candy Apple Red Sport Pumpkin Patch