Climbing Near Louisville, Kentucky

Some very small and hard to find boulder problems located around Cherokee Park's limestone rocks. If you're looking for some outdoor climbing in Louisville Kentucky, taking an afternoon at Cherokee to explore the rock might be the right kind of fun for you. Feel free to add your routes to this area! Type Cherokee Park into your GPS and you will find it easily! Most of the exposed rock face and boulders are near big rock which is at the intersection of Beargrass Rd. and Alta Vista Rd. Please explore around here and add your entries!

The Rock Wall you see from the intersection of Alta Vista Rd. and Beargrass Rd. The wall has a couple unique features such as a perch and a couple short across-wall boulders. There is a boulder on the left side of the wall. Park at the intersection of Beargrass Rd and Alta vista road. There are two parking lots there and you can see the rock wall from one of them. The rock wall runs along Beargrass Road. Walk up to the wall, or follow the trail to the right of the parking lot. There is a boulder, "Southbound", on the far left before the trail runs upwards.

Big Rock is located on the eastern side of Cherokee park along the middle fork of Beargrass creek between Park Boundary Road and Beargrass Road. Named after a large boulder nestled on the southern bank of the creek, Big Rock hosts a limestone cliff ranging in height from 5 to 25 feet. The rock here is by no means good quality, however, it can be climbed. Whether you like your rock covered in spray paint or creek mud, there's something here for everyone. Honestly, you'd probably be better off just sticking to your local gym unless you're so sick of pulling on plastic that you'll climb rock no matter how dirty or chossy. All jokes aside, there are some okay boulder problems scattered about, and this area would at least be worth checking out if you're getting bored of the gym and you don't want to drive far. Be safe, choose good landing zones, beware of weak and brittle rock, and be considerate of others- please don't rain choss down on people walking through. You can park in several locations, however, there is a small lot near the intersection of Park Boundary Rd. and Valletta; this would be the closest place to park. Walk past a pavilion and along a trail that runs parallel to the creek until you reach the cliff. The highest quality rock is the face directly behind Big Rock (the cube-like boulder in the creek).