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Right Fork Rocks Rock Climbing

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Routes in Right Fork Rocks

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	Back Crack TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Boulder Problem, The TR 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Corner Crack TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Footloose And Fancy Free TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Games People Play TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	It's All In The Fingers TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Jam Crack TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Little Chimney That Could, The TR 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Nature Boy TR 5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c
	Nature Girl TR 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Slapshot TR 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Ugly Duckling, The TR 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
	Unknown TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Unknown Aid Route A2
	Witch's Tit TR 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Elevation:	1,027 ft	313 m
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Description

Tucked away in the Frederick Watershed is a small outcrop of rocks with a few fun routes. The area is very secluded,but there is the typical evidence of people who like to party and trash the woods (ie: garbage, graffiti, camp fires, broken glass, etc.) though not nearly as dirty as Ilchester gets. The area is mostly top rope, but a few routes could be trad lead. The base of the cliff is pretty flat and open with plenty of room to lay out your gear and get comfy.

All the route descriptions and additional information can be found in Indy's guide book, "Climb Maryland!". Pick up a copy (They sell them at Earth Treks) and find all the great hidden areas of Maryland.

Getting There

From I-70 in Frederick, take route 15 north for about 9 miles, then get off on Hansonville Rd and shorlty after get on Mountaindale Rd. There are 2 exits onto Hansonville rd, you're going to want the second one. Follow Mountaindale Rd until it ends in a T intersection and make a left. Stay on Mountaindale Rd and after a few minutes the pavement will end and it will become a dirt road (with some decent pot holes at the beginning, beware!). Follow the dirt road, and eventually it will fork. Stay right at the fork for Right Fork Rocks. After about a mile, you'll see a small parking spot before a sharp left turn. Park here, and look across the stream behind the spot and you'll see the rock about 100 feet away.

Fun Fact: If you stay left at the fork instead of right, it will take you to ANOTHER climbing area! Its called.... Left Fork Rocks.