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// Rock climbing · Kentucky

Climbing at Miller Fork Recreational Preserve (MFRP)

460 routes on 26 walls, 5.3–5.13d. In Kentucky. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

See the Friction Score in the app The grades

Routes

460

Walls

Grades

5.3–5.13d

Rock

Sandstone

Style

Sport

Best season (estimated)

March–May · September–October

// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.3 to 5.13d. Half are between 5.10a and 5.11d.

123

127

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Walls face several ways: pick the sector for sun or shade at any hour.

North2 sectorsNortheast3 sectorsEast7 sectorsSoutheast1 sectorSouth5 sectorsSouthwest3 sectorsWest2 sectorsNorthwest3 sectors

Estimated best season: March–May · September–October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

South-facing wall

S · aspect 180°

Example

Excellent

★ best at 6 PM

12a6a12p6p11p

57°

Temp

41%

Humidity

Wind

Sun

Wall

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 26 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES

01The InfirmaryS · 200° · 5.6–5.13b43 routes

02Secret GardenSW · 234° · 5.7–5.12b41 routes

03MonasteryS · 199° · 5.7–5.12d37 routes

04CamelotW · 276° · 5.6–5.12c32 routes

05Fruit WallE · 84° · 5.7–5.13a32 routes

06Coopers CoveS · 199° · 5.5–5.12a29 routes

07Real Deep EndN · 346° · 5.8–5.12b26 routes

08SanitariumE · 86° · 5.6–5.12c22 routes

09ChaosNE · 52° · 5.5–5.12d19 routes

10Corner PocketS · 172° · 5.7–5.13d18 routes

11Deep EndN · 15° · 5.8–5.13b18 routes

12Cloud 9S · 180° · 5.7–5.12c16 routes

13The NurseryNE · 63° · 5.5–5.12c15 routes

14AlcatrazNE · 45° · 5.9–5.12c14 routes

15The Record ShopE · 86° · 5.9–5.13a14 routes

16Serenity PointSE · 137° · 5.9–5.12c14 routes

17The MorgueSW · 224° · 5.10b–5.13a12 routes

18The PortalE · 109° · 5.9–5.13a12 routes

19GraveyardW · 280° · 5.8–5.13a11 routes

20The LaboratorySW · 207° · 5.8–5.12a8 routes

21The Hal Garner Memorial CragE · 77° · 5.7–5.12a7 routes

22The PlaypenE · 82° · 5.3–5.97 routes

23Scotch WallNW · 319° · 5.10c–5.11a4 routes

24Vine WallE · 109° · 5.8–5.12c4 routes

25The PharmacyNW · 295° · 5.10b–5.11a3 routes

26HighlandsNW · 328° · 5.10c–5.11a2 routes

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

// Nearby

Crags nearby

01Hole in the Wall5.8–5.13b · Shale · Sport2 mi · 37 routes 02The Motherlode5.9–5.14b · Conglomerate · Sport2 mi · 65 routes 03Bald Rock Fork Recreational Preserve (BRRP)5.6–5.14d · Shale · Sport2 mi · 158 routes 04Pendergrass-Murray Recreational Preserve (PMRP)5.0–5.14d · Conglomerate · Sport2 mi · 534 routes 05Southern Region Crags (Miscellaneous)5.10a–5.11d · Shale · Sport4 mi · 7 routes 06Cathedral Domain Climbing Area (CDCA)5.4–5.12d · Sandstone · Sport6 mi · 133 routes 07Buzzards Roost5.8–5.10b · Sandstone · Sport6 mi · 7 routes 08The Zoo5.4–5.14d · Shale · Sport6 mi · 46 routes

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.