Germany · Climbing guide
Climb Berlin like a local
A bouldering capital with no rock nearby, and Saxon Switzerland as the weekend trip.
- Gyms
- 9
- Crags
- 2
- Closest rock
- 180 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
Magic Mountain
- Bouldering
- Lead
- Top rope
Böttgerstraße 20, Berlin
Hours (OSM): Mo-We 10:00-23:30; Th-Fr 09:00-23:30; Sa-Su,PH 09:00-22:00
Der Kegel
- Lead
- Bouldering
Revaler Straße 99, Berlin
Hours (OSM): Mo-Su,PH 09:00-23:00
Bouldergarten
- Bouldering
- Lead
- Top rope
Thiemannstraße 1, Berlin
Hours (OSM): Mo-Fr 08:00-23:00; Sa-Su 10:00-22:00
Ostbloc
- Bouldering
Hauptstraße 13, Berlin
Hours (OSM): Mo-Fr 10:00-23:00; Sa,Su 09:00-23:00; PH 10:00-23:00
Boulderklub Kreuzberg
- Bouldering
Ohlauer Straße 38, Berlin
Hours (OSM): Mo-Fr 07:00-22:00; Sa-Su 09:00-22:00
Berta Block
- Bouldering
Mühlenstraße 62, Berlin
Hours (OSM): Mo-Fr 09:00-23:00; Sa-Su 10:00-22:00
Südbloc
- Bouldering
- Kids
Großbeerenstraße 2-10, Berlin
Hours (OSM): Mo-Su,PH 10:00-23:00
DAV Kletterzentrum Berlin
- Lead
- Bouldering
Seydlitzstraße 1H, Berlin
Hours (OSM): Mo,We,Fr 10:00-23:00; Tu,Th 09:00-23:00; Sa-Su 10:00-21:30
Schwedter Nordwand (outdoor wall)
- Lead
- Top rope
Outdoor wall in the Mauerpark area, run by the local alpine club. Free access according to OSM. Bring your own rope.
Rock near Berlin
Saxon Switzerland — Rathener Gebiet
- Trad
- Multi-pitch
- Rock
- sandstone
- Distance
- 180 km
Getting there: Train via Dresden to Kurort Rathen, about 2 h 45 min
The area by the Bastei, reachable by S-Bahn from Dresden. The same strict sandstone rules apply.
Saxon Switzerland — Schrammsteine
- Trad
- Multi-pitch
- Rock
- sandstone
- Distance
- 187 km
Getting there: Train via Dresden to Bad Schandau, about 3 h
Sandstone towers with their own strict local rules. No chalk, no nuts or cams, and no climbing when the rock is wet. Read the Saxon climbing rules before you go.
The local beta
Berlin is flat. Locals climb indoors during the week, and there are dozens of bouldering halls, several of them open until 23:00.
For rock, Berliners take the train to Saxon Switzerland for a weekend on the sandstone towers. The ethics there are strict and are not just tradition: they protect soft rock.
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.