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Sax, the nearest town, 13 km away. Photo: Maarten from Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

la Foradà, nord

Climbing area · Spain

Is it worth the trip?

76Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Rock wet: dry in about 3 h, Rock about 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 59 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
15°C
Air
17°C
Rain
1.1 mm

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
13°C
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 3 h
Rock temp
21°C
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
16°C
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 86 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
17°C
Air
17°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 87 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 3 h
Rock temp
18°C
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 80 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
19°C
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 265, good
  2. Tue 359, fair
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 582, good
  5. Fri 683, good
  6. Sat 786, good
  7. Sun 887, good
  8. Mon 980, good
  9. Tue 1033, poor
  10. Wed 1171, good

The spot in five facts

  • 2 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • 140 routesstated on the map
  • Limestonethe rock
  • Sportstyles
  • Best Nov–Feb6 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 la Foradà, nord
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov*65, goodDry?20°C18°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov59, fairWet15°C17°C1.1 mm
Wed 4Nov0, poorWet13°C15°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov82, goodWetdry in 3 h21°C18°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov83, goodDry16°C19°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov86, goodWet17°C17°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov87, goodWetdry in 3 h18°C18°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov80, goodDry19°C21°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov33, poorWet17°C19°C0.9 mm
Wed 11Nov71, goodWetdry in 3 h21°C17°C0 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.

Town

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About la Foradà, nord

2 crags mapped, 140 routes stated. Sport. Limestone. Best from Oct to May. The nearest town to stay in is Sax.

  • Crags 2 crags mapped, 140 routes stated.
  • Styles Sport.
  • Rock Limestone.

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$1,130–US$2,140 each

about US$1,130–US$2,140 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 ALC, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,010
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$60–US$100
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$241–US$402
Food7 days eating outabout US$234–US$442
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$100–US$181
Totalabout US$1,130–US$2,140

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

Where to stay: Sax

Closest

Sax

about 25 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Sax · Booking.com

About Sax its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$87 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 25m

About 17h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ALC, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 45 min by road

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