Staying Home Sucks, home
Bålsta February 4, 2017 12
Bålsta, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: AleWi, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

bryggviken

Climbing area · Sweden

Is it worth the trip?

84Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Rock dry, Rock about 14 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 30 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
9°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Tue 3 · 89 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 3 h
Rock temp
12°C
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 86 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
11°C
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 93 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
14°C
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
11°C
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 90 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
11°C
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
5°C
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 137, poor
  2. Mon 230, poor
  3. Tue 389, good
  4. Wed 486, good
  5. Thu 593, good
  6. Fri 682, good
  7. Sat 790, good
  8. Sun 878, good
  9. Mon 976, good
  10. Tue 1072, good

The spot in two facts

  • 1 cragmapped within 5 km
  • Best Apr–May, Sep5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at bryggviken
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Sun 1Nov*37, poorWet7°C7°C0.4 mm
Mon 2Nov*30, poorWet9°C8°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov89, goodWetdry in 3 h12°C9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov86, goodDry11°C8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov93, goodDry14°C10°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, goodDry11°C6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov90, goodDry11°C7°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov78, goodDry5°C5°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov76, goodDry7°C6°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov72, goodWet5°C5°C0.3 mm

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About bryggviken

1 crag mapped. Best from Mar to Oct. The nearest town to stay in is Bålsta.

  • Crags 1 crag mapped.
  • Rock No source states the rock.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,350–US$2,530 each

about US$1,350–US$2,530 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ARN, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$985
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$54–US$87
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$576
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$134–US$248
Totalabout US$1,350–US$2,530

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bålsta

Closest

Bålsta

9 min by car

about US$127/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Bålsta · Booking.com

About Bålsta its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$127 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 55m

About 17h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ARN, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 45 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.