Ramblin’ Pines Campground
Campground
Campground · 3.5 mi from the trail
Maryland · Bouldering · Sykesville · Near Ballenger Creek
Strawberry Direct
- V2-3
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov
- best months
One of 12 boulder problems catalogued at Jam Boulder, this climb sits in the lower-intermediate range of the crag's V1 to V11 span.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after 
If it rainsAcroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGambrill House
Attraction
On your way back · 23 miHistoric mansion at Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland, United States
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)
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Best time to visit Strawberry Direct
Best months: April–June and August–November. 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.
Jan
42° / 27°
Feb
46° / 28°
Mar
54° / 34°
Apr
66° / 45°
May
73° / 55°
Jun
82° / 64°
Jul
86° / 69°
Aug
84° / 67°
Sep
77° / 60°
Oct
66° / 49°
Nov
56° / 39°
Dec
46° / 31°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cylburn, MD, 16.6 mi away at 235 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
