Maine · Rock climbing · Freeport

Upper Strip Boulder

9 routes
V2 – V6+
Bouldering
May–Oct
best months

Upper Strip Boulder is a bouldering area in Maine, set within the Highview land unit, which is managed by a non-governmental organization. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Strip Boulder, Coffin Boulder (aka "Belly Button") and Cat Pine Boulder all about 0.1 mile away. The Ridge Trail also starts within a tenth of a mile. The climbing here is all bouldering, with nine routes spread across the V2-3 to V6+ range. Heelraiser is the easiest, at V2-3, and Ravenclaw is the hardest, at V6+. The other routes include Smear for your life (V3-), Dishy (V3) and Hufflepuff (V3-4), and several of them were first ascended by Toby Jacobs. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Brunswick run to highs around 79°F in July and 70°F in September, with lows near 50°F. Winters are cold, with January highs around 30°F. For more time on foot, the Stonewood Trail is about half a mile away and the Power Line Trail about 1.3 miles off. Paddlers can reach Chandler Brook, roughly 6 miles away, or the Royal River Water Trail, about 9 miles away.

  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit Upper Strip Boulder

    Best months: May–October. 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

      30° / 12°

      11 wet

    2. Feb

      33° / 14°

      10 wet

    3. Mar

      41° / 23°

      12 wet

    4. Apr

      53° / 32°

      11 wet

    5. May

      64° / 44°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      73° / 53°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      79° / 59°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      78° / 58°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      70° / 50°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      58° / 39°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      47° / 30°

      11 wet

    12. Dec

      37° / 20°

      12 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Brunswick Nas, ME, 10.4 mi away at 70 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (9)