Černolické skály, Natural monument in Černolice, Czech Republic.
Černolické skály (also Čertovy skály) are a rock massif of hard Ordovician Řevnice quartzite rising above Černolice in the Prague-West district, at 360–440 m. The ridge is cut by transverse tectonic lines into three larger and several smaller rock units, with walls and crests up to 30 m high crossed by vertical fissures and horizontal overhangs.
The slopes below the rocks were pasture, small fields and orchards until the 20th century. The first written record of climbing here dates from 1925, when the magazine Zimní sport reported practice on these walls; the site became a protected natural monument in 2002.
The name Čertovy skály (Devil's Rocks) is also used for the massif above Černolice. Since 2008 an information board below the rocks toward the village has presented the history and curiosities of Černolice and the adjacent rocks. The site is a traditional destination for climbing schools and courses from Prague and central Bohemia.
The massif holds 60 climbing routes and variants of easy to medium difficulty, up to 30 m high, on walls cut by vertical cracks and horizontal overhangs. Only minimal fixed protection is installed, so climbers must place their own mobile gear; the rock is loose in places, so caution is needed. A red-marked hiking trail passes directly beneath the rocks toward Jíloviště.
The massif is split by transverse tectonic lines into three larger and several smaller rock units. The Řevnice quartzite of the Libeň Formation shows thin sandstone beds with occasional shale interlayers, and fragments of trilobites, conulariids and brachiopods can be seen in the layers.
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