Climbing at Orihuela

316 routes on 23 walls, 4b–8c. In Alicante, Valencian Community. 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

316

Walls

Grades

4b–8c

Rock

Metamorphic

Style

Sport

Best season (estimated)

March–May · September–October

// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 4b to 8c. Half are between 6a and 7a+.

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

Walls face several ways: pick the sector for sun or shade at any hour.

North0 sectorsNortheast3 sectorsEast2 sectorsSoutheast3 sectorsSouth6 sectorsSouthwest3 sectorsWest6 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: March–May · 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

12a6a12p6p11p

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

Orihuela from above

Aerial photo of the Orihuela area — 23 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

VALENCIAN COMMUNITY · 15 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MI · Orthophoto: PNOA courtesy of © Instituto Geográfico Nacional (CC BY 4.0).

// Nearby

Crags nearby

01Redován4a–8b · Limestone · Sport4 mi · 140 routes 02Albatera (Ventanas)5+–7b+ · Sport8 mi · 20 routes 03Murcia Boulder8C+ · Bouldering10 mi · 1 boulder 04Castillo de los Garres4a–6c+ · Limestone · Sport12 mi · 60 routes 05Frontal de Los Garres4–6b+ · Limestone · Sport · Mixed trad12 mi · 12 routes 06Los Lages4b–7a · Sport12 mi · 30 routes 07La Panocha4–8a · Conglomerate · Sport12 mi · 133 routes 08El Corqué4b–8a · Sport13 mi · 52 routes

// 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.