Description

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Looking for a please to learn or teach climbing in a peaceful setting? You found the perfect crag.
The climbing-style is very "staircase"-like, which makes homogeneous routes a rarity, but it almost always offers a safe stance for clipping and building your anchor. Perfect for a first experience with outdoor-climbing.

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Durnal is an old quarry that has been bolted and is maintained by VSBF and KBF. It's one of the only sandstone climbing areas in Belgium.
The crag is often used by clubs for teaching groups, therefore, weekends in the season can be very busy.

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The cliff base is perfect, and you will find some big blocks arranged as pic-nic tables. You'll also find some bolts and anchors on blocks on the ground for practicing. On the far right end, you can find a composting toilet.
All this makes it an excellent place to enjoy a day outside with the family.

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Be aware:
The staircases/terraces gather a lot of rock-debris. Helmets are a must.

📚 A paper guidebook is available from the kbf webshop

History

Area was discovered by Koen Hauchecorne in 2001.
Development started in 2001. By 2006 most routes were bolted.

Routes on Durnal
67 sport 1 boulder 50 Likes
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Photos
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Tim De Mazière
T. De Mazière
from Europe
Klim en Bergsportfederatie
K. en Bergsportfederatie
from Flanders, Belgium
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Durnal

Climbing has been limited!

🚧 Renovation works on the left half of the crag are ongoing. These works will run throughout 2025. The left half of the crag is closed for climbing until then. More info can be found locally. Also while works are not ongoing, the left side remains a NO-GO-ZONE

You must be a member of KBF, CAB, VNSF or an affiliated UIAA club to be granted the right to climb in Durnal.

Please, park only as indicated on the crag map.

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From Namur: 17min | 22km
Head for or continue on highway E411 towards the South.
Take exit 19 - Huy and follow arrows for Yvoir/Spontin. Follow road N946 for 3,6km padding through the village "Spontin". In the next village, Dorinne, take a right turn about 200m after the Total gas station onto "Rue de l'Etat". Immediately after turning, follow the 90° turn in the road.
After 280m, turn left onto "Rue Chestrée". Follow the road for 1 km and park on the big parking lot in the second hairpin turn.

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On foot, follow the road down and cross the railroad bridge. In the righthand turn, you'll find a trail going down into the bushes. The small trail brings you to a forest road, follow it to the left for about 100m until you see the crag on your right.