The Granada Sport Climbing Guidebook covers 16 sport climbing areas and over 2,600 routes around Granada.

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Rock Climbing in Granada

It’s not very often you can mix rock climbing and skiing in the same trip, but the rock climbing around Granada offers just that! With the Sierra Nevada Mountains rising to 3,500m above Granada this is a popular skiing resort. Around Granada there are 16 significant crags with well over 2,600 routes across all grades that from the autumn through to the spring offer some excellent winter sun sport climbing.

There are several excellent sport climbing and multi-pitch crags, most notably Los Cahorros and Los Vados to the South, as well as Alfacar, Cogollos and Moclin to the North, and Loja to the East. The relatively new area of Cogollos has amazingly high single-pitch climbing on excellent rock, with around 150 routes mainly in the mid to higher grade range. The majority of the routes are single pitch though a lot of crags do have multi-pitch routes, with the longest and best ones being at Los Vados, Los Cahorros and Alfacar.

Map of the Rock Climbing areas around Granada

Map of the Rock Climbing areas around Granada

Rock Climbing areas around Granada

NoCrag NameTotal No of RoutesTotal number of routes at this gradeSingle or Multi-pitch
3 to 5+6a to 6b+6c to 7a+7b to 7c+8a & over
1Cogollos172712367740Single
2Alfacar36283173514114Both
3Pena Cabrera (Diezma)6015181458Both
4Moclin137020504720Both
5Poloria8105132538Both
6Pinar93112214019Single
7Los Cahorros27758134512014Both
8Rambla Seca1001243Single
9Niguelas943128131012Both
10Lanjaron341610305Single
11Capileira (Tajos de Aldeide)381811801Single
12Orgiva (El Castillejo)451418229Single
13Los Vados2763085536444Both
14Lagos6114212312Single
15Cerro Toro (Motril)383121094Single
16Loja2451750576754Both

The best time of the year to go rock climbing around Granada is from the autumn through to the spring when these crags offer first-class winter sun sport climbing. Then for a rest day or 2 you can go skiing, or sightseeing in the beautiful city of Granada.

As the different crags are quite spread apart it means hiring a car is essential to make the most of the visit.

Average daily peak temperature for Granada

Rock climbing guidebooks for Granada

There are various guidebooks that cover the rock climbing and sport climbing around Granada. These are as follows:

Andalucia Sport Climbing Guidebook

Granada Sport Climbing Guidebook” is the comprehensive covering the sport climbing around Granada.  It covers 16 sport climbing areas and over 2,600 routes.

"El Chorro Guidebook" covers Loja and other crags to the west of Granada.

The “Andalucia Sport Climbing Guidebook” covers 9 crags, around Granada including Alfacar, Los Cahorros, Pena Cabrera, Los Vados, Lagos, and Loja. The guidebook describes over 3,600 routes, and it also includes the crags around Malaga, Marbella, Cadiz, and Jean.

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The Granada Sport Climbing Guidebook covers 16 sport climbing areas and over 2,600 routes around Granada.

Buy this guidebook from our shop.

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