Chocolate Factory
Chocolate Factory in Kentucky has 86 climbing routes.
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński (user:Jarekt), CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 86 routes
- 5.8 – 5.14c
- Sport · Trad · Bouldering
Is Chocolate Factory open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Daniel Boone National Forest. It doesn't name Chocolate Factory, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
National Visitor Use Monitoring, Oct 2026-Sept 2027
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Scott Creek Boat ramp briefly inaccessible, July 30
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Low water levels at Laurel River Lake
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Active logging operations near Redbird Crest Trail Sections 17-19
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Cliffside Trail #519 Closure
Agency alert covering Daniel Boone National Forest · USFS · Daniel Boone National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Daniel Boone National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Chocolate Factory
Best months: August–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
42° / 24°
13 wet
Feb
47° / 27°
13 wet
Mar
57° / 34°
15 wet
Apr
68° / 44°
15 wet
May
75° / 53°
15 wet
Jun
82° / 61°
14 wet
Jul
84° / 65°
14 wet
Aug
84° / 64°
12 wet
Sep
79° / 57°
10 wet
Oct
69° / 44°
12 wet
Nov
57° / 35°
12 wet
Dec
46° / 28°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Beattyville 4n, KY, 1.1 mi away at 1,080 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Chocolate Factory is a climbing area in Kentucky's Daniel Boone National Forest, within the Cumberland Ranger District. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with What About Bob Wall about 0.1 mile away and Bald Rock Cove and Rival Wall each about 0.2 mile off. The area has 86 routes, mostly sport climbing with a few trad routes and one boulder problem. Grades run from 5.8 up to 5.14c, with Pure Imagination at 5.14c among the hardest. The Juggernaut is a sport route at 5.10b, and Easy Pickins is a trad route at 5.8. For timing, fall is the most comfortable season. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Beattyville show October highs around 69°F and lows near 44°F, with fewer wet days than spring. Nearby, the Sheltowee Trace high water route is about 2.6 miles away, and Lago Linda Hideaway campground is about 4.1 miles off. Paddlers can reach the Middle Fork Red River, about 9.5 miles away.
Routes (86)
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