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Valdemarsvik, 20230416, 09
Valdemarsvik, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: AleWi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Valdemarsvikklippan

Climbing area · Sweden

Is it worth the trip?

45Fair out of 100 for your dates

Usually stay home

6 days tie for best, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 46 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 46 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 46 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 46 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 46 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 46 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Mon 9 · 40 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The spot in two facts

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

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual climb conditions at Valdemarsvikklippan, each day of your trip
DayAirRain
Tue 3to 8usually8°C0 mm
Mon 9usually6°C0 mm

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

Town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Valdemarsvikklippan

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

  • 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$1,480–US$2,750 each

about US$1,480–US$2,750 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 LPI, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$985
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$181–US$308
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$1,480–US$2,750

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

Where to stay: Valdemarsvik

Closest

Valdemarsvik

about 5 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$127/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Valdemarsvik · Booking.com

About Valdemarsvik 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 18h 40m

About 18h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LPI, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), then 1h 20m by road

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