39.66° N · 0.89° W · Chulilla
The limestone walls of the Turia canyon, in Chulilla, are sport-climbing terrain. If you have never climbed, or only on a climbing wall, a morning with a guide puts you on the rock with the rope secured from above.
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Who offers it
Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.
Step by step
The one the company sends you three days before. Equipment check.
Path to the foot of the sector chosen for that day.
The guide ties you in, checks and explains how to climb and how to come down.
You climb as many as you like; if you are going well, a harder one.
Down to the car and time for lunch in Chulilla.
Climbing in Chulilla without knowing how to climb: a guide from Serranía Aventura, the village's active-tourism company, sets up easy routes with the rope from above and you climb. It is four hours on the walls of the Turia canyon, for anyone who has never touched rock or has only been to a climbing wall.
The limestone walls you see from the Pantaneros route are also sport-climbing walls. In the introduction you do not go to the hard routes: the guide chooses the sector on the day, according to the time and temperature, and sets up easy grade IV routes on top rope. If you feel strong, you can try a slightly harder one. Getting to the foot of the wall takes about 20 minutes on foot.
With the rope secured from above there is no fall: if you let go, you hang and return to the rock. The guide teaches you to put on the harness, to trust your feet and to come down sitting back on the rope. A maximum of four people go per guide.
Serranía Aventura offers it from about age 5, with the signed consent of a parent or guardian for minors. For children it is a good plan because each climbs at their own pace and rests between routes.
The price is €55 per person in an open group of four or more. Under-13s get €10 off with the codes 1nino or 2ninos when booking. For a private group you need to ask for a price. It includes professional guide, harness, grigri-type belay, helmet, climbing shoes, chalk bag, ropes and slings, the guide's first-aid kit, civil liability and accident insurance, and photos or videos.
The company schedules it from October to April. These are the cool months, when the rock does not burn and walking to the wall is no effort. The time is set by the company according to what suits the day best, and a change can be requested.
The exact location is sent about three days before. The company's office is at calle Fernando el Católico, 4, in the centre. As there is no cash machine in Chulilla, bring cash if you plan to eat in the village afterwards, and leave the car in the car parks at the entrance: the streets of the old town are narrow.
The introduction is the way in. Serranía Aventura then has an introductory rock-climbing course and an improvers' one, as well as guided climbing outings for those who already know how. Its website does not say which area each is held in: ask if it is in Chulilla. For the next day, the village has more: the Pantaneros route above the same walls, and the castle to see them from above.
Who it's for
What to bring
Map
What you have around the starting point.
More to do
Itineraries
Tips
Climbing shoes are included, but you reach the foot of the wall in trainers or boots: if you do not have any, the company hires shoes for €5 with notice.
From about age 5, and with a €10 discount for under-13s.
At weekends many people come from Valencia and the village car parks fill up.
One day you climb and the other you do the suspension bridges.
Questions
No. The introduction is designed for people who have never climbed on rock.
€55 per person in an open group of four or more, with €10 off for under-13s.
From about 5, with a signed authorisation for minors.
Four hours, with about 20 minutes of approach on foot.
Guide, all the equipment, climbing shoes included, insurance and photos.
From October to April.
The company sends the exact point about three days before; its office is at calle Fernando el Católico, 4.
Four at most.
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