Rock climbing in the Kaczawskie Mountains

Rock climbing in the Kaczawskie Mountains and Foothills

The Kaczawskie Mountains and Foothills are not the first region that comes to mind for climbing enthusiasts and, in many respects, they fall behind neighbouring regions. It doesn’t mean that there are no places in the Kaczawskie Mountains and Foothills where you can climb and their “exoticism” and low popularity may interest some seekers of new challenges.

The Kaczawskie Mountains is a real geological mosaics. You can find here greenstones, crystalline limestones, granites, shales, sandstones, basalts, rhyolites, and many, many others. Outcrops of many of these rocks are not particularly impressive, and natural rock formations are rare and not as impressive as in the Rudawy Janowickie and Karkonosze Mountains. Many quarries operated here for centuries, creating several interesting rock faces.

1. Karczmisko, Diablak and Mysłowska Turnia

rock: metatrachyte (keratophyre)

number of paths: Karczmisko – 13, Diablak – 7, Mysłowska Turnia – 3 (including 1 with belay),

difficulty: Karczmisko – from IV to VI.1.+, Diablak – from II to VI.1., Mysłowska Turnia – from VI.- to VI.1.

car park: Mysłów, near the national road. Time to reach the top: 20 min

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2. Wojcieszów – Gruszka

rock: crystalline limestone (marble) from Wojcieszów

number of paths: 2 (secured)

difficulty: VI, VI.2

car park: next to the Dino market. Time to reach the top: 10 min

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3. Wojcieszów – Śmietniczek

rock: crystalline limestone (marble) from Wojcieszów

number of paths: 15 (secured)

difficulty: 6c – 8b

car park: by the road leading directly to the sector. In Wojcieszów, you need to turn uphill onto the steep asphalt road opposite the Dino market, and at the fork, turn right. Time to reach the top: 1 min

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