Roadside Crag (CLOSED)  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Lat, Long:  37.7334, -83.6591 Map Page Views:  86,358. Good page?    Administrators:  saxfiend, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Chris Chaney on Oct 3, 2006 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

Closed to Climbing MORE INFO >>> Roadside Crag is closed to climbing until further notice. Do not further jeopardize access by trespassing. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

BETA PHOTO: Climbers are on the route Runnin' Down a Dream (5....

Description 

Roadside could be called the flagship crag of the RRG. It boasts sport routes ranging from 5.7 to 5.12+. It has a high concentration of easier routes and a good concentration of 5.10 sport and 5.12 sport slong a wonderfully pocketed south facing wall.

Roadside is privately owned by climbers.

Getting There 

Follow hwy 11 into Wolfe County. Look for a developed parking/picnic area on the right side of the road. The trail is o nthe opposite side of the road.

The Classics

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Strevels Gets in Shape 5.12b  KY : Red River Gorge : Roadside Crag (CLOSED)

A very fun bouldery route. Boulder up an arch like feature and make a big accuracy move to a pocket, fight through the steep face on forgiving holds to the first set of anchors for 12b. Another set of anchors is higher up but the rock lowers in quality and the grade stays the same, if you are a number chasing sort of person. Absolutely fantastic route though....[more]   Browse More Classics in KY

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Casey atop one of the routes on the far right wall...	Be aware of what lurks in the holds on Just Duet	the first moves of Valor Over Discretion...
On the 5.10 wall