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Jeep Cave Bouldering

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Elevation:	91 ft	28 m
GPS:	28.79907, -82.4256 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	jonas FL on Dec 9, 2024
Admins:	Joey Chicharrones, Joanie Mars Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: PLEASE DON'T CLIMB IF IT HAS RAINED OR ROCK IS WET. Details

Per jonas FL: PLEASE DON'T CLIMB IF IT HAS RAINED OR ROCK IS WET. This limestone is ridiculously brittle under those conditions.

Description

PLEASE DON'T CLIMB IF THE ROCK IS WET OR IF IT RAINED. Limestone is ridiculously brittle under those conditions. Climbing real rock in Florida is non-existent, the cave stays very humid most of the year and will be need to be brushed every time you go. Cold fronts are almost a must for this to be climbable. It is constantly cooler than the surrounding area providing a nice shelter in warmer conditions. Be cautious that the holds might break at anytime.

There is the potential for more routes to be established around the arete in the overhung section.

Ethics

Recreation and conservation oppose each other, you cannot have a recreational area without in some way having an environmental impact. We do not want this to become a "Dames Cave" scenario where there is trash and graffiti everywhere. All I ask is do not leave a trace and do not block the hikers who would want to enter to explore jeep cave. This is a shared space and while there is potential to develop easier routes on the left side I believe that the development of V0 boulders are not worth the impact it would produce for those routes. Besides, they stay wet and mossy most of the time due to its exposure.

Getting There

Use google maps and download the offline map of the area. You might lose signal once you get there. The dirt road does require some clearance and caution to get through.

The shortest direction is going through S Lecanto Hwy, off the highway into the dirt road "Trail 17" then take a right on "Trail 10" google maps will give you a parking lot off of trail 10. When you take a right, there will be a mini-ravine that will carved out of the dirt and clay, this would be the most difficult part so drive slow. Past that is a straight drive to the parking that will appear around the tree to a large open space. You can park there. There is another parking spot on the intersection of trail 10 and trail 13, near the beginning of the Florida hiking trail.