Rock Climbing around Bourgogne

The Bourgogne area (know as Burgundy to the English) stretches from Auxerre in the north through Dijon and Beaune to Macon in the south. This area is one of the main wine growing areas of France, which means it gets lots of sunshine and very little rain - ideal for rock climbing throughout the year!

The majority of the rock climbing in the Bourgogne area is single pitch sports routes, about 25m high. However the quality of the routes is very good and they are usually sustained for their grade. All of the crags are limestone, except at Vieux-Chateau, which is granite and has a rough pink texture. The largest crags are Surgy (near Clamecy south of Auxerre), Saffres & Hauteroche (both to the east of Dijon). In total there are over 50 crags in this area, including 19 major ones and many 1000's of routes across all grades.

There is a guidebook covering the sports routes in the Bourgogne area called "Borgogne onsight - a vue", by Jingo Wobbly and covers the 19 major crags in this area and details over 1,300 routes. Buy this guidebook from our shop.