Kentucky · Rock climbing · Beattyville

The Getaway

Getaway, Kentucky climbing area with 10 routes, 6 grades, sport and trad.

The GetawayPhoto: MarkDoliner, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
10 routes
5.10a – 5.12c
Sport · Trad

Is Getaway, The open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Daniel Boone National Forest. It doesn't name Getaway, The, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Daniel Boone National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Getaway

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.

  1. Jan

    42° / 24°

    13 wet

  2. Feb

    47° / 27°

    13 wet

  3. Mar

    57° / 34°

    15 wet

  4. Apr

    68° / 44°

    15 wet

  5. May

    75° / 53°

    15 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 61°

    14 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 65°

    14 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 64°

    12 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 57°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    69° / 44°

    12 wet

  11. Nov

    57° / 35°

    12 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 28°

    13 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Beattyville 4n, KY, 0.9 mi away at 1,080 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Getaway is a climbing area in Kentucky's Daniel Boone National Forest, within the Cumberland Ranger District and the Pendergrass-Murray Recreational Preserve. It is managed by a non-governmental organization, and it sits among several other climbing areas, including The Shipyard and Throwback Crag, both about 0.1 mile away. The area has 10 routes, with eight of them sport climbs and two trad. The grades run from 5.10a to 5.12c, with the median at 5.11a. Notso Borneo is a 5.10a trad route, and Brohemian Rhapsody is a 5.10c sport route. The hardest is Afros, Macks, and Zodiacs at 5.12c. Fall is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Beattyville show October highs around 69°F with lows near 44°F, and September and October have the fewest wet days of the year. Nearby, the Sheltowee Trace high water route is about 2.2 miles away, and Lago Linda Hideaway campground is about 3.6 miles away. The Middle Fork Red River, a paddling route, is about 9.8 miles away.

Routes (10)

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