Trenchtown
Trenchtown in Utah has 18 climbing routes with 13 difficulty grades, offering sport and traditional styles.
- 18 routes
- 5.8 – 5.12b
- Sport · Trad
Is Trenchtown open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Manti-La Sal National Forest. It doesn't name Trenchtown, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Order Mountain Prescribed Fire Closure Order 10.6.2026
Agency closure covering Manti-La Sal National Forest · Order 04-10-26-01-03 · USFS · Manti-La Sal National Forest
Spring City Road Temporary Closure Order
Agency closure covering Manti-La Sal National Forest · Order 04-10-26-01-02 · USFS · Manti-La Sal National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Manti-La Sal National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Trenchtown is a climbing area in southeastern Utah, within the Moab Ranger District of the Manti-La Sal National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing areas, with Trenchtown North and Ganja Wall both about 0.2 miles away and Times Wall about 0.3 miles away, making this a compact cluster of sport and trad routes. The area holds 18 climbing routes, mostly sport, with grades ranging from 5.8 to 5.12-. Two of the routes are trad: Jamming at 5.8 and Skydog at 5.10b. Sport routes include Guava Jelly at 5.9+, Exodus at 5.11d and Alpha Blondy at 5.12-. Brumley Creek Climbing Access, a hike about half a mile off, is the closest approach for those arriving by foot. Mountain bikers can head to Gold Basin, about 0.7 miles away. La Sal Loop - Moab Front Recreation Area offers lake fishing roughly 1.8 miles out, and Oowah Campground sits about 2.2 miles away.
Routes (18)
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