Climbing areas in South Africa
19 climbing areas in South Africa. We list the 3,000 best-mapped climbing areas from OpenStreetMap, not every one.
Climb
SportTick any, or none for every sport
Intermediate: 3–5 ft
Your levelChanges the scores
When: Next 7 days
WhenChanges the scores
From your nearest
FromPick one: the journeys show again
Where: South Africa
WhereType a place, or tick any
Filters
Filters
In the water
Surf spots
Ski resorts
Kitesurf spots
Windsurf spots
Sailing spots
Dive sites
Kayak spots
Climbing areas
Mountain bike areas
Best this week first
Showing all 19 places.
- 78Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed68, Good
- Thu72, Good
- Fri59, Fair
- Best daySat90, Good, the best day
- Sun87, Good
- Mon71, Good
- Tue76, Good
Stay in Porterville
- 73Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed65, Good
- Thu70, Good
- Fri12, Poor
- Sat87, Good
- Best daySun88, Good, the best day
- Mon71, Good
- Tue75, Good
Stay in Porterville
- 70Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed63, Good
- Thu54, Fair
- Fri69, Good
- Best daySat79, Good, the best day
- Sun78, Good
- Mon63, Good
- Tue65, Good
Stay in Montagu
- 70Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed68, Good
- Thu70, Good
- Fri63, Good
- Sat28, Poor
- Sun47, Fair
- Best dayMon90, Good, the best day
- Tue76, Good
- 69Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed68, Good
- Thu69, Good
- Fri21, Poor
- Sat74, Good
- Best daySun75, Good, the best day
- Mon70, Good
- Tue73, Good
Stay in Fish Hoek
- 68Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed65, Good
- Thu62, Good
- Fri48, Fair
- Sat68, Good
- Sun53, Fair
- Best dayMon81, Good, the best day
- Tue73, Good
Stay in Krugersdorp
- 68Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed58, Fair
- Thu67, Good
- Fri47, Fair
- Best daySat83, Good, the best day
- Sun75, Good
- Mon58, Fair
- Tue64, Good
Stay in Clanwilliam
- 67Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed70, Good
- Thu70, Good
- Fri0, Poor
- Sat0, Poor
- Best daySun89, Good, the best day
- Mon76, Good
- Tue81, Good
Stay in Paarl
- 67Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed70, Good
- Thu70, Good
- Fri0, Poor
- Sat0, Poor
- Best daySun89, Good, the best day
- Mon76, Good
- Tue81, Good
Stay in Paarl
- 67Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed58, Fair
- Thu64, Good
- Fri31, Poor
- Best daySat84, Good, the best day
- Sun78, Good
- Mon58, Fair
- Tue65, Good
Stay in Clanwilliam
- 67Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed58, Fair
- Thu64, Good
- Fri31, Poor
- Best daySat84, Good, the best day
- Sun78, Good
- Mon58, Fair
- Tue65, Good
Stay in Clanwilliam
- 66Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed62, Good
- Thu68, Good
- Fri0, Poor
- Best daySat77, Good, the best day
- Sun75, Good
- Mon64, Good
- Tue72, Good
Stay in Porterville
- 66Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed69, Good
- Thu67, Good
- Fri70, Good
- Sat56, Fair
- Sun23, Poor
- Best dayMon77, Good, the best day
- Tue69, Good
Stay in Clarendon Marine
- 66Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed55, Fair
- Thu67, Good
- Fri26, Poor
- Best daySat84, Good, the best day
- Sun74, Good
- Mon56, Fair
- Tue63, Good
Stay in Clanwilliam
- 62Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed59, Fair
- Thu53, Fair
- Fri40, Poor
- Sat60, Good
- Sun61, Good
- Best dayMon74, Good, the best day
- Tue67, Good
Stay in Kosmos
- 59Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed63, Good
- Thu51, Fair
- Fri3, Poor
- Sat54, Fair
- Best daySun72, Good, the best day
- Mon69, Good
- Tue56, Fair
Stay in Hout Bay
- 57Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed69, Good
- Thu51, Fair
- Fri3, Poor
- Best daySat76, Good, the best day
- Sun0, Poor
- Mon71, Good
- Tue55, Fair
Stay in Simons Town
- 51Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed64, Good
- Thu35, Poor
- Fri0, Poor
- Sat0, Poor
- Best daySun76, Good, the best day
- Mon68, Good
- Tue37, Poor
Stay in Cape Town
- 37Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed0, Poor
- Thu52, Fair
- Fri61, Good
- Sat4, Poor
- Sun0, Poor
- Mon0, Poor
- Best dayTue71, Good, the best day
Stay in Forest Hills
The map needs JavaScript. The list beside it holds every place, 50 at a time, and each place's page links to Google Maps.
Each place shows its score for the next 7 days, a surf spot for the level you pick; a group shows how many places are in it, its colour their average score. Zoom in, or tap a group, to see the places in it.
Two fingers move the map; in Map mode on a phone, one does. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors, terrain © Mapterhorn.
Every country, A to Z (88)
Each country's climbing areas, on this list and map.
- Albania 1
- Andorra 2
- Argentina 12
- Armenia 1
- Australia 31
- Austria 274
- Belgium 23
- Bolivia 5
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 27
- Brazil 33
- Bulgaria 12
- Burkina Faso 1
- Canada 153
- Chad 1
- Chile 24
- China 15
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7
- Colombia 1
- Côte d’Ivoire 1
- Croatia 42
- Cuba 1
- Cyprus 6
- Czechia 254
- Denmark 2
- Ecuador 5
- Egypt 2
- Ethiopia 1
- Finland 71
- France 458
- Georgia 6
- Germany 322
- Ghana 1
- Greece 90
- Hungary 8
- Iceland 2
- India 2
- Indonesia 2
- Iran 1
- Ireland 12
- Israel 5
- Italy 463
- Japan 16
- Jordan 8
- Kazakhstan 2
- Kyrgyzstan 1
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 2
- Malaysia 3
- Malta 2
- Mexico 12
- Monaco 1
- Montenegro 5
- Morocco 10
- Namibia 1
- Nepal 1
- Netherlands 7
- New Zealand 15
- North Macedonia 1
- Norway 128
- Oman 2
- Panama 1
- Peru 1
- Philippines 1
- Poland 90
- Portugal 27
- Puerto Rico 1
- Romania 24
- Russian Federation 16
- Serbia 3
- Singapore 1
- Slovakia 56
- Slovenia 32
- South Africa 19
- Spain 157
- Sri Lanka 1
- State of Palestine 1
- Sweden 57
- Switzerland 118
- Tajikistan 1
- Thailand 2
- Tonga 3
- Türkiye 12
- Uganda 1
- Ukraine 7
- United Arab Emirates 3
- United Kingdom 115
- United States 323
- Uzbekistan 1
- Viet Nam 5