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As you enter the East Stronghold, you will pass a cattle guard by the Forest Service Sign. Take a right and follow the dirt road to its end as if you were going to Batline Dome and/or Owl Rock. The road can get a little rough near the end, but is doable with a car if you take it slow. At the top is a small parking area under Batline Dome, and above a large ravine. Obvious across the ravine is Owl Rock.
From the trailhead at the top of the ravine, drop down into the ravine toward Owl Rock. As you get to the bottom of the stream bed, look for a faint opening to the left. If you were to continue straight and up the other side of the ravine, you would be heading to Owl Rock. Instead, go left at the bottom of the ravine up through the stream bed for about 10 minutes. Continue until you see a well-cairned trail that climbs out of the ravine to the right and up past numerous switchbacks to the base of the wall. |
