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Elevation: 650 ft 198 m
GPS: 39.11198, -84.49227
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Eden Park, located near downtown Cincinnati, has a 25 foot tall, 3-400 foot long, old reservoir wall. Here you will find many locals literally learning the ropes, since you can set up top-rope routes along the entire wall. The wall has two sport-climbing routes, also. The landing is almost always flat and grassy.

The wall is mainly used for top-rope, however you will find many people use it for boulder practice. There are 10+ boulder problems from V0-V5. Traversing is very good for endurance practice. After a good rain, the wall takes a couple days to truly dry out.

Area Etiquette
Nothing too surprising here. Just common sense. The park knows people climb here and has not said anything about it yet, so don't high ball unless you know you are capable of it. It only takes one injury for the park to ban climbing.

Getting There Suggest change

Follow Eden Park Drive to Martin street. Park and walk 40 feet to the wall clearly visible from the road. Not too far from the Ohio river or I-75.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Eden Park

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V1 5
 14
● The Arete
Boulder
E Wall
V1 5
 6
● The Cracken
Boulder
W Wall
V1 5
 11
● Feels Like a Joke
Boulder
E Wall
V2- 5+
 9
● East Arête
Boulder
E Wall
V2 5+
 10
● Arch Classic
Boulder
E Wall
V3 6A
 13
● Bauman's Problem
Boulder
E Wall
V3 6A
 4
● (Dyno) Heaven is a Second
Boulder
E Wall
V4 6B
 6
● Battlement Blitz
Boulder
E Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 10
● Dante's Inferno
TR
E Wall
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 5
● Triple B
TR
E Wall
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b V1 5
 8
● My Dirty Crack
TR, Boulder
E Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 11
● Untitled Lead
Sport, TR
W Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 7
● Battlement Lefty
TR
E Wall
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 6
● Divot Direct
TR
E Wall
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● The Arete E Wall
 14
V1 5 Boulder
● The Cracken W Wall
 6
V1 5 Boulder
● Feels Like a Joke E Wall
 11
V1 5 Boulder
● East Arête E Wall
 9
V2- 5+ Boulder
● Arch Classic E Wall
 10
V2 5+ Boulder
● Bauman's Problem E Wall
 13
V3 6A Boulder
● (Dyno) Heaven is a Second E Wall
 4
V3 6A Boulder
● Battlement Blitz E Wall
 6
V4 6B Boulder
● Dante's Inferno E Wall
 10
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b TR
● Triple B E Wall
 5
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b TR
● My Dirty Crack E Wall
 8
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b V1 5 TR, Boulder
● Untitled Lead W Wall
 11
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport, TR
● Battlement Lefty E Wall
 7
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b TR
● Divot Direct E Wall
 6
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a TR
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This is the East-wall; one of four areas to climb at Eden park.
This is the East-wall; one of four areas to cli…
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Bill's 1980 Eden Park Topo.
Bill's 1980 Eden Park Topo.
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Bill's 1980 Eden Park Topo.
Bill's 1980 Eden Park Topo.
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Climber on the wall. Shot in B&W film
Climber on the wall. Shot in B&W film
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Climbers on the wall. Shot on B&W film
Climbers on the wall. Shot on B&W film
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had fun here good holds
had fun here good holds
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Sendin' In The Tennies
Sendin' In The Tennies
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This is the West-wall; one of four areas to climb at Eden park. Its around the corner from the East wall and continues back into "Woods-wall"<br> <br> Routes and problems on this wall and the Woods-Wall are located by "pillars and "fence-sections".<br> Pillars are the large columns that are at the top of the wall, running along the fence, and fence-sections are the smaller, sections of the fence, identified by the metal parts that stick out to the very edge of the wall (pictured in the photo).
This is the West-wall; one of four areas to cli…
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TR on the shaded side of the wall, Improvised route.
TR on the shaded side of the wall, Improvised r…
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Woods Wall! located far back on the West Wall.<br> Problems and routes are identified on this wall by the "Pillars" and "Fence sections" at the top of the wall. Check the photo of the "West Wall" for more details on the system of finding routes and problems.
Woods Wall! located far back on the West Wall.…
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This is the Mirror Pond Wall; one of four climbing locations in Eden park. Depending on the time of year, watch out for LOTS of plants with burrs on them and possible brush in front of the wall. The wall starts at less than a 90-degree angle and is slightly over-hung toward the top. Its shorter than the West wall, being around 15-20 feet. <br> Not The best wall, but it is the easiest. Good for new climbers but fairly boring and repetitive problems.
This is the Mirror Pond Wall; one of four climb…
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Large dyno
Large dyno
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