Maryland · Rock climbing · Thurmont · Near Ballenger Creek

Mini Black Dike

One of 22 routes catalogued at Ed Rocks, this climb sits near the lower end of the crag's range, which spans from 5.4 to 5.10d.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip

Sleep close
Cunningham Falls State Park Campground
Campground
Campground · 0.9 mi from the trail
Eat after
Los Amigos
Restaurant
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsAcroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Schifferstadt Architectural Museum
Museum
On your way back · 13 mi

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

Also worth it near here
- Old Misery TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Nicolas Raymond from Bethesda, Maryland, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Chimney RockSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Camp Greentop Historic DistrictCamping · ~6 min drivePhoto: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Mini Black Dike
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, 3.5 mi away at 1,610 ft. The station sits about 700 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.