🧗♂️ One of the oldest crag of the area! A perfect winter climbing location near the city of Callosa de Segura. It offers around 50 routes with easy slabby climbs in sector Solana/sector 3 and steep overhang climbs in Sector 2. Normally this area is really quiet and with its beautiful setting, it is worth a visit for a good day sport climbing.
On the multipitch crag El Polígono, the first ascents date from the 60’s. By the end of the 80´s, the poor condition of the existing routes motivated the youngest members of the Centro Excursionista, who lacked a nearby training crag, to bolt Sector 1. A year later, Sector 2 and Sector 3 were developed, all paid for by the Centro Excursionista. Nowadays, there are a couple of multipitch sectors and six sport climbing sectors, with the five most popular and accessible described here.
Some routes still have old bolts (spits) and some lower offs need replacing. The flora and fauna here are protected, so it is essential to follow instructions on the many information boards, and to walk only on the marked paths. The parking is open from 08:00 to 18:00 in winter and from 08:00 to 19:00 in the summer.There have also been some robberies at the parking spot, so please avoid leaving any valuable objects inside your vehicle.
How to reach the parking:
From Alicante: Leave the A7 at exit 538 Granja/ Cox/ Callosa and at the first roundabout, take the exit towards Callosa. Follow the CV-900 towards Orihuela for 8.5 km. Pass under a rail bridge (high speed AVE) then turn immediately right into the ‘área recreativa Cueva Ahumada’ parking area.
From Murcia: Leave the A-7 at exit 545 Orihuela/Benferri and continue on the CV-930 for 3km towards Orihuela. Take the exit signposted Orihuela/Redován and follow the N-340 past Redován, then on towards Callosa on the CV-900. After 1.8km, just before the railway bridge, turn left into the ‘área recreativa Cueva Ahumada’.
Approach:
From the parking, take a marked path where you will find noticeboards explaining how to get to all the different sectors.
