Climbing at Canto del Pico

321 routes and boulders on 44 walls, 3–8b · boulders 4–8C. In Madrid, Community of Madrid. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

See the Friction Score in the app The grades

Routes and boulders

321

Walls

Grades

3–8b · boulders 4–8C

Rock

Granite

Style

Sport · Bouldering

Best season (estimated)

March–June · September–October

// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 3 to 8b. Half are between 6a and 7a.

Boulders by grade

From 4 to 8C. Half are between 6B and 7B+.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to YDS, V-scale, UIAA or British grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly south-facing: sun for much of the day. A winter crag; in summer, go early or late.

North0 sectorsNortheast1 sectorEast0 sectorsSoutheast10 sectorsSouth8 sectorsSouthwest10 sectorsWest12 sectorsNorthwest2 sectors

Estimated best season: March–June · September–October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

South-facing wall

S · aspect 180°

Example

Excellent

★ best at 6 PM

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57°

Temp

41%

Humidity

Wind

Sun

Wall

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// From the air

Canto del Pico from above

Aerial photo of the Canto del Pico area — 44 walls in this area. Each one, with its approach and topo, in the app. Orthophoto: PNOA courtesy of © Instituto Geográfico Nacional (CC BY 4.0).

// Where it is

On the map

COMMUNITY OF MADRID · 41 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MI · Orthophoto: PNOA courtesy of © Instituto Geográfico Nacional (CC BY 4.0)

// Nearby

Crags nearby

01Antena3–7b+ · Granite · Sport0 mi · 83 routes 02Torrelodones7B+–7C · Granite · Bouldering1 mi · 2 boulders 03Hoyo de Manzanares3+–7b · Granite · Sport2 mi · 25 routes 04La Alcanzorla4+–7a+ · Granite · Sport2 mi · 22 routes 05Colmenar Viejo7A–8A · routes 8c+ · Granite · Bouldering · Sport9 mi · 3 routes and boulders 06Depósito/Collado de la Cueva3–8A+ · Bouldering10 mi · 146 boulders 07La Ermita de El Boalo5–7c+ · Granite · Sport10 mi · 40 routes 08La Ermita de Peña Sacra3–8B · routes 4+–7b+ · Granite · Bouldering11 mi · 520 boulders

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.