Muralla Grande Rock Climbing

Park in the dirt pull out on the left at the last switchback ~12.8 miles from the intersection of 14 and 536. It is roughly 1/4 mile before the crest parking. Walk across the road and locate the North Crest Trail. there is a small trail that trends north (right) that meets up with the main trail. If you miss this small trail, keep walking west and you'll run into the North Crest Trail. Take the North Crest Trail north for a few minutes to the large intersection below.

At this intersection: on the left there will be 4 posts blocking a trail that leads uphill, a smaller trail that traverses back to the south, a trail that goes straight (steeply downhill) and the main Crest Trail to the right.  Take the smaller trail that traverses back to the south.  (This is the unmaintained Chimney Canyon Trail).

The Chimney Canyon Trail reaches junctions with other minor trails just below a limestone band; at these-- take the right fork that drops down to the west. (Don't take other trails that continue south along the limestone band). After 4 switchbacks you'll emerges at a flat area with aspen trees and tall grasses making the trail more obscure, and a trail junction. The straight ahead (to the South) trail branch goes down the correct approach gully (this appears less well traveled initially). The right trail branch (to the West) goes to Muralla Grande summit (You can take this one if you wish to leave anything at the summit where all the climbs end). If you go all the way to the Muralla Grande cliff-top, return back to the junction where you entered the aspen meadow-- if you try to take a shortcut, you’ll likely end up bushwhacking through spike bushes down the wrong (western) gully, which is much looser.

From the aspen meadow, the Chimney Canyon trail goes to the south, and soon drops down a steep, rocky, gully into Chimney Canyon.  When the trail south from the aspen meadow starts contouring around to Clandestine Wall don't pass up the 90 degree right turn down the steep gully that may be obscured by foliage. (The gully is loose enough that you want shoes, but doesn’t involve any scrambling or downclimbing.) You'll see the prominent Chimney formation ahead. At the base of the gully, the Chimney Canyon trail passes to the right of the Chimney. Muralla Grande is the large face on your right. The first clean face on Muralla Grande is “Lawyers, Guns & Money”. Next is The Second Coming, which is directly on the South Face (and is in the sun for a good part of the day in fall and winter). Continue down and around the formation to the other climbs on the main southwest face.

Chimney Canyon Trail: 35.21457, -106.45339

The Second Coming Route Start: 35.21355, -106.45457 

(These coordinates work in Google Maps)

It's also possible to rap in via "The Rapture" (3 rappels w/ 2 60m ropes), though I personally favor walking down the gully for various reasons.