The Hideout
The Hideout in Kentucky has 20 climbing routes across 13 grades.
- 20 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11d
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit The Hideout
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, 8 mi away at 1,080 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Hideout is a climbing area in Kentucky's Muir Valley Nature Preserve, a non-governmental organization-managed preserve. It sits among several named climbing areas, with The Great Wall, Animal Crackers Wall and The Boneyard all about 0.1 mile away. The area has 20 routes, a mix of sport and trad climbing with one mixed route, and the grades run from 5.7 to 5.11d. The hardest climb is Earthsurfer, a 5.11d sport route, and the easiest is Call of the Wild, a 5.8 trad route. Boltergeist, a 5.10a/b sport route, has a first ascent by Jared Hancock, Tim Yates and Rick Weber from 2004. Fall is the most comfortable time to climb here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Beattyville run around 79°F highs and 57°F lows in September, and October brings similar highs near 69°F. For more time on the land, Cliff Trail #206 and KOOMER RIDGE are both about 3.6 miles away, and Miguel's Campsite is about 4.3 miles off. The Middle Fork Red River, a paddling route, is about 5 miles away.
Routes (20)
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