Spain · Climbing guide
Climb Barcelona like a local
Bouldering gyms in every district, free walls on Montjuïc and Montserrat on the train line.
- Gyms
- 6
- Crags
- 2
- Closest rock
- 19 km
- Best months for rock
Draft guide. Compiled from OpenStreetMap and official sites, not yet checked by a local climber. Know this city? Help us fix it.
Gyms Crags
Gyms
Sharma Climbing BCN
Carrer del Marroc 206, Barcelona
Hours (OSM): Mo-Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 09:00-18:00
Bloc District
- Bouldering
Carrer de Zamora 96-106, Barcelona
Hours (OSM): Mo-Fr 08:00-22:00; Sa 11:00-20:00; Su 11:00-15:00
Centre Municipal d'Escalada La Foixarda (Climbat)
- Bouldering
- Top rope
Hours (OSM): Mo-Th 09:00-23:00; Fr-Su 10:00-21:00
Zona d'Escalada de la Foixarda (free outdoor walls)
- Bouldering
Public walls on Montjuïc, open to everyone and free according to OSM. Bring your own mat and chalk.
Indoorwall el Clot
Carrer de Gabriel y Galán 3, Barcelona
Hours (OSM): Mo-Fr 10:00-22:30; Sa 11:00-21:00; Su 16:00-21:00
Monobloc La Sagrera
Carrer d'Olesa 71, Barcelona
Hours (OSM): Mo-Fr 09:00-22:00; Sa,Su 10:00-20:00
Rock near Barcelona
Penya del Moro
- Sport
- Distance
- 19 km
Getting there: Car, about 30 min
The closest crag tagged in OSM, for a short session after work.
Montserrat — Magdalena sectors
- Sport
- Multi-pitch
- Rock
- conglomerate
- Distance
- 36 km
Getting there: R5 train from Plaça d'Espanya, then the rack railway or the cable car
The mountain of conglomerate towers above the monastery. The Magdalena sectors are the closest to the monastery.
The local beta
Barcelona has some of the densest bouldering in Europe: almost every district has a gym, and La Foixarda on Montjuïc has free public walls.
For real rock, locals take the train to Montserrat. For the classic sport areas of Catalonia (Siurana, Margalef) you need a car and a full day.
This guide is a draft compiled from OpenStreetMap data. It has not yet been checked by a local climber: confirm hours and access before you go.