Ringedalen

In the southern part of Ringedalen on of the best trad crags on Bornholm is hidden. Most routes were first ascended in the mid 90’, after which the area was mostly forgotten for many years. In 2023 the area was cleaned and new first ascends were made.
The names and locations of the old routes have been hard to localize due to missing topos and descriptions. This means that different guides show the routes in different places and order relative to eachother.
On top of most routes there are large trees to build anchors and abseil from.
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The rock here is Vang granite (Intermedian granite), which was formed in the Precambrian. The rocks in Ringedal form an approx. 500 m long stretch. They are strongly greeted by ivy, which thrives admirably in the sea air that is pushed up through the valley.
In Ringedalen you will find the largest amount of clockwork (i.e. fallen rock blocks) in the Bornholm valleys.
Beneath the weir lies a beautiful raised lake, which previously functioned as a mill pond.
Most of Ringedalen's cliffs are quite low, but in the southern part there are some that are somewhat higher and of climbing interest.
Furthermore, "Kaja Mons Hol" is located in Ringedalen. Kaja Mons was wanted and was hiding in the hole. You can read more about this in the novel "Ildvinter" by Bent Rying.
The hole should be approx. 40-50 m south of where the rocks start from the north above the rocks.
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Only published in the 1st edition of the guidebook.
:blue_book: :de: :gb: "Bornholm on the Rocks", 1st edition 2014, Karsten Kurz, Geoquest, ISBN 978-3-00-041341-4