Rock Climbing around Sassari and Alghero
The limestone crags around Sassari and Alghero offer mainly single pitch sport routes across a wide range of grades. There are some multi-pitch sport routes at the Sperone overt and La Cengia crags near Alghero, with routes up to 140m long on excellent sea cliffs of Capo Caccia.
Map of the rock climbing areas around Alghero and Sassari
| No | Crag | No of Routes | Grade Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cala Inferno | 10 | 5b to 6b+ |
| 2 | Casarotto | 61 | 5b to 8a |
| 3 | Sperone ovest | 29 | 4b to 7c |
| 4 | La Cengia | 25 | 4b to 6b+ |
| 5 | Placche di Payer | 34 | 5a to 7a |
| 6 | Rocca Bagassa | 14 | 3 to 8- |
| 7 | La rocca della Regina | 50 | 5a to 7c+ |
| 8 | Usini | 9 | 5a to 7a |
| 9 | Placche del leccio (Ossi) | 39 | 5a to 7b+ |
| 10 | Giorre e Pedras Serradas | 13 | 4 to 7+ |
| 11 | Chighizzu | 42 | 5c to 7a+ |
| 12 | Pianeta delle scimmie | 20 | 6a to 7a+ |
| 13 | Superpippo | 20 | 5a to 7a+ |
| 14 | Osilo | 55 | 4c to 7a |
| 15 | Dimensione verticale | 57 | 4a to 7b+ |
| 16 | La muraglia | 50 | 5a to 7b |
| 17 | Il castello | 20 | 5c to 7a |
| 18 | Il trenino | 26 | 5b to 7b |
| 19 | Discount di S. Vittoria | 16 | 5b to 6b |
| 20 | Dinosauri | 6 | 5c to 6b+ |
The Sardinia Trad and Multi-Pitch Rock Climbing Guidebook covers the whole of Sardinia and describes some of the multi-pitch routes around Alghero and Sassari. Buy this guidebook from our shop.
There are many places to go walking and hiking in northern Sardinia, including coastal areas, National Parks and mountains. Find out more about walking in northern Sardinia.