**LOGTOWN**

As of March 2025, The Big Cliffs are no longer on private property. They are now owned by the ***Columbiana County Park District***. The new park is called Logtown Stone Quarry County Park, and the Park District allows climbing here. The Big Cliffs have a few trad routes mixed in with several bolted routes. Most bolts are new since 2018; as always use your own judgement when considering a route. Most of the bolted lines climb between drill marks from the old sandstone quarry. Rock is a fine-grain sandstone of very good quality, but it deteriorates near the top of the cliff.
Climbers at Logtown have the support of the ***Village of Lisbon***, which includes the Middle Cliffs and the trail to the Big Cliffs. Formerly unbolted, the Middle Cliffs now offer a handful of bolted routes and few trad lines.
Setting up a Toprope from the top of the cliff can be challenging here (and is not recommended). Dirt can be knocked down onto routes below and it increases erosion. It is not recommended to set up top rope anchors from the top of the cliffs due to the loose rocks at the top 1/3 of the Big Cliffs and the steep terrain at the top of the Middle Cliffs. A competent lead climber should lead the route to the anchors and then set up the toprope if needed.
*Please do not top rope or rappel above the Right Wall area at the Big Cliffs.* The top of the Right Wall has been fenced off to introduce vegetation which greatly reduces the amount of dirt and mud that runs down the wall in this area.
*Please do not camp or build fires at the Middle Cliffs or the Big Cliffs!*

LOGTOWN CLIMBING SAVED!!

Many organizations, climbers and the property owner came together to make this happen. The Columbiana Park District agreed to take over the property, but had no funds to purchase it. The Ohio Climbers Coalition (OCC) contacted the Western Reserve Land Conservancy, which raised the $300,000.00 needed to purchase the property. Climbers from Ohio and western Pa. donated $5,000.00 through the OCC website for the purchase. One of the several grants the Conservancy obtained came from the Access Fund. Climbers and the OCC combined for another $1,500.00 to purchase 3 benches for the park, which was requested by the land owner as part of the purchase. The property owner agreed to at least three, 6 month extensions to allow more time for the funds to be raised. Once the purchase was complete, the Conservancy turned the property over to the Park District. This process took over 5 years but it was worth it to preserve climbing at Logtown.

ROUTES

Click here to download Logtown Quarry climbing map with route information. Thank you Tom Thomas, our Northeast Ohio Regional Coordinator, for putting the map together.
Routes can also be viewed on Mountain Project. There is also a 1986 (out of print) guide, "A Climber's Guide to the Cliffs of Logtown, Ohio" by Sean Cobourn and Todd McCormick that records the earlier climbing history of Logtown.

CRAG STEWARDs

The OCC Crag Steward at Logtown is Tom Giorgio. Tom's email address is tomgiorgio@gmail.com. Please feel free to contact Tom with any questions, comments or concerns about the area.

GETTING THERE

Approximate coordinates for parking: 40.776905, -80.780395

Locate the Lisbon/Roger exit off of State Highway Route 11 near Lisbon, Ohio. Go west on State Route154 to US Route 30 and go through Lisbon. Just before the bridge at the end of town, turn right (north) onto Logtown Road. Go a short distance until you drive over a paved bike/walking path. The parking lot is just past the bike path on the left.

Middle Cliffs: Walk back to where the bike path crosses Logtown Road. Take the MSG Joseph Daniel Harrison Memorial Trail to the cliffs.

Big Cliffs: Face the bike trail. Walk several yards to the left and up some stone stairs to the bike trail (the top of the stone steps are near the start of a fence). Turn left and walk to the end of the fence. A few feet past the fence, turn right and follow the stone steps up to the Big Cliffs.

area attractions

Lisbon offers several fine restaurants including:

Mary's Pizza Shop (301 North Beaver Street) the sauce is Lisbon unique

Fox’s Pizza Den (7 South Park Street) for those who like a more traditional pizza sauce
The Courthouse Inn & Restaurant (116 West Lincoln Way) fine dining, vegetarian fare
Numbers Brewing Company (127 North Beaver Street) a fine selection of craft brews and light food
Subway (119 East Lincoln Way)
A two minute walk up the trail from the Middle Cliffs takes you to a park with and the Sadie Van Fossen Swimming Pool (fee) and restrooms. NOTE: The swimming pool and restrooms will be closed in 2021 due to a leak. The nearest public restrooms are in Willow Grove Park, on the west side of the Route 30 bridge, opposite the cliffs. It is a short drive to these restrooms. Keep in mind the park and the restrooms are closed during the winter season.

camping information

The nearest public camping can be found at Guilford Lake State Park, Wildwood Acres Family Campground and Beaver Creek State Park.