Rock Climbing around Zagreb
The majority of the rock climbing to be found around Zagreb is to the north and west of the city. All of the rock climbing around Zagreb is on solid limestone rock and the crags are generally well bolted offering mainly single pitch routes. The 2 main crags near Zagreb are situated in atmospheric surroundings; Pokojec, which is surrounded by picturesque hills and vineyards; and Kalnik, which is situated within the ruins of a castle.
Map of the rock climbing areas around Zagreb
| No | Crag | Total No of routes | Up to 4c | 5a to 5c+ | 6a to 6c+ | 7a to 7c+ | Above 8a | Project | Multi Pitch? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terihaj | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | No |
| 2 | Ravna gora | 35 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| 3 | Pokojec | 46 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 1 | No |
| 4 | Zia | 20 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | No |
| 5 | Vranja pec | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | No |
| 6 | Cuturaaseva pec | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | No |
| 7 | Kalnik | 167 | 16 | 16 | 85 | 45 | 4 | 1 | No |
Klanik is one of the Croatia’s most popular climbing areas due to its large number of easier and mid-grade routes. All together there are more than 170 well equipped routes. Approaches are short and there is even a mountain hut that offers accommodation and food.
Pokojec offers very specific climbing as most of the holds are slopers or small pockets, requiring strong fingers and good footwork. There are nearly 50 routes at Pokojec with more than half of them graded F7a or harder.
The above information has been extracted from the current 2022 edition of the rock climbing guidebook for Croatia, written by Boris Cujic. Buy a copy of this guidebook today from our shop.
During the winter it gets very cold, so the best time of the year to go rock climbing around Zagreb is from the spring through to autumn.
Just across the border in Slovenia there are also some excellent places to go rock climbing including the very extensive limestone crag at Kotecnik. Click here to find out more information about rock climbing in Slovenia near Zagreb.