Maryland · Rock climbing · Thurmont · Near Ballenger Creek

Cliff Trail Boulders

Cliff Trail BouldersPhoto: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
41 routes
V0 – V8
Bouldering
Apr, Jun–Oct
best months

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Cliff Trail Boulders is a bouldering area in Maryland, about 1.4 miles from the community of Hunting Creek Acres. It is a cluster of boulder problems, with 41 routes in total, and the climbing is all bouldering, with grades ranging from V0 to V8. The most common grade is V3, and the hardest route listed is Never Let Me Go at V8, which Brian Brotherton first ascended. The area is close to other climbing and hiking. Cunningham Falls, another bouldering area, sits about 0.3 miles away, and Chief Block is about 0.4 miles off. The Cliff Trail and Campground Trail hikes both start within about 0.1 mile. Cunningham Falls State Park Campground is about 1.3 miles away for anyone planning an overnight stay.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Camp Greentop Historic District

    Campground

    Campground · 1.2 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Rocky's Pizza

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 3 mi
  • If it rainsAcroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Schifferstadt Architectural Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 14 mi

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  • Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit Cliff Trail Boulders

    Best months: April and June–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

      39° / 23°

      10 wet

    2. Feb

      42° / 25°

      9 wet

    3. Mar

      52° / 31°

      12 wet

    4. Apr

      65° / 42°

      12 wet

    5. May

      73° / 52°

      14 wet

    6. Jun

      80° / 60°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      84° / 65°

      12 wet

    8. Aug

      81° / 63°

      12 wet

    9. Sep

      75° / 58°

      11 wet

    10. Oct

      65° / 46°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      53° / 36°

      11 wet

    12. Dec

      43° / 28°

      10 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Catoctin Mtn Park, MD, 1.4 mi away at 1,610 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (41)

Atlas ShartedFA: Jessica BrothertonV0Granny PackV0Nut DraggerV0Fanny Pack DirectV1Fanny Pack TraverseV1Ground Squirrel Don't CareV1I Can See Your NutsFA: Ryan Malloy?V1PlanktonV1Fig NewtonsV1-2Chip MonkFA: 200440772V2Nipple Twist SitV2Pork BellyV2ShartreuseFA: Ian HallV2Squirrel variationFA: Ezra ParkV2WaspyFA: AOV2Fuckin' DabsFA: Hunter HarrisV3Humpback WhaleV3Lego Harry PotterFA: Brian BrothertonV3VasectomyV3What's the Plural of DoofusFA: Ian HallV3Moral RelativityV3-4Thread the NeedleV3-4Belly UpV4Diesel PowerV4Flying SquirrelV4HarpoonV4Mad WorldFA: Justin SmithV4Moral Relativity SitV4Street ShartsFA: Brian BrothertonV4The Dish (Right Exit)V4Dab Sit SitFA: Justin SmithV5The BellyV5The DishV5Belly HarkonenV5-6CutlooseFA: Hunter HarrisV5-6General RelativityFA: Brian BrothertonV6Time and SilenceFA: Brian BrothertonV6You're Fucking OutFA: Brandon CrockettV6Brian's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayFA: Tony DisantoV7Baron HarkonnenFA: Hunter HarrisV7-Never Let Me GoFA: Brian BrothertonV8

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Cunningham FallsPhoto: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Cunningham Falls

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Chief BlockPhoto: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Chief Block

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The Main WallPhoto: TrailVoice, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Wolf RockPhoto: TrailVoice, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Wolf's Head PillarPhoto: TrailVoice, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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