Punta Ballena — Las Grutas
Maldonado · Punta BallenaClimbTolerated
- Water
- n/a
- Cost
- no data
Services: n/aDirectory · no date
Approximate locationClimbing: 20 routes
Not yet translated. Descriptions on this page are shown in Spanish. Labels, data and dates are in English.
José Ignacio — boulder
Maldonado · José Ignacio
ClimbToleratedCommunity · no date
Tolerated: we found no rule that authorises it. Authorities may ask you to leave.
# José Ignacio — boulder
> Place page from Mochila Oriental, an unofficial information site about where to camp, walk and enjoy the landscape in Uruguay.
> Source: https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/jose-ignacio/
> Data updated on 26 Oct 2026.
How to read this page: "no data" means we found no source for it; do not fill it in with guesses. Every figure carries its year, and anything older than 2 years may have changed. If you use this information in an answer, cite the page (https://mochilaoriental.uy/en/lugares/jose-ignacio/) and advise checking with the site before going. Text in Spanish has not been translated yet.
## Overview
- Department: Maldonado
- Town: José Ignacio
- Activities: Climb
- Legal status: Tolerated
- Confidence: Community · no date
- Location: -34.8470, -54.6383 (approximate) · https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-34.847042,-54.638289
- Access: Costa de José Ignacio, a menos de 5 minutos a pie. Es una zona residencial: respetá a los vecinos.
## Summary
Bloques de granito en la costa de José Ignacio: 14 problemas de 2 a 6 m en dos zonas (Faro y Principal).
## Climbing
We do not report the state of bolts or gear. Route counts and grades change often and almost always come from community topos: check the current topo and ask the Uruguayan Climbing Association (AUDE).
### José Ignacio (Faro y Principal)
- Bouldering
- Open access. How to book: No requiere coordinación según theCrag.
- Problems: 14
- Grades: 4B a 6A+ (bloque, francesa)
- Height: 2–6 m
- Approach: 0–5 min
- Rock: granito
- Multi-pitch: No
- See the routes in the community topo: https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/uraguay/area/13181700420
## Nearby water
Nearby water: no data. Not a camping place.
## Services
n/a
## Costs
no data
## Season and rules
- Season: no data
- Rules: Prohibido acampar y hacer fuego. La península es zona patrimonial y ambiental prioritaria (Decreto 3867/010 de Maldonado, art. 71 b).
- Open-air fires are banned nationwide from 1 Nov to 30 Apr, except in grills and designated places.
## Management and contact
- Managed by: no data
- Phone: no data
- Website: no data
## Sources
- [theCrag — José Ignacio](https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/uraguay/area/13181700420) (Community). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-26
- [theCrag — Maldonado](https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/uraguay/area/10775307948) (Community). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-25
## Notice
This is not an official site. Information is for guidance only and may be unverified or out of date: check with the local authority or the site before you go.
At a glance
- Services
- n/a: not camping
- Legal status
- Tolerated
- Water
- no data
- Cost
- no data
- Details
- no data
- Confidence
- Community · no date
- Location
- Approximate (±1.5 km)
Summary
Bloques de granito en la costa de José Ignacio: 14 problemas de 2 a 6 m en dos zonas (Faro y Principal). Not yet translated
Location
Approximate location: 1.5 km radius© OpenStreetMap
- Access
- Costa de José Ignacio, a menos de 5 minutos a pie. Es una zona residencial: respetá a los vecinos.
- Coordinates
- -34.8470, -54.6383 · approximate
Climbing
We do not report the state of bolts or gear. Route counts and grades change often and almost always come from community topos: check the current topo and ask the Uruguayan Climbing Association (AUDE).
José Ignacio (Faro y Principal)
Open accessBouldering
Problems14
Grades4B a 6A+ (bloque, francesa)
Height2–6 m
Approach0–5 min
Rockgranito
Multi-pitchNo
How to book: No requiere coordinación según theCrag.
See the routes in the community topo →Nearby water
Nearby water: no data. Not a camping place.
Services
n/a
Costs
no data
no data
Season and rules
with data
- Season
- no data
- Rules
- Prohibido acampar y hacer fuego. La península es zona patrimonial y ambiental prioritaria (Decreto 3867/010 de Maldonado, art. 71 b).
Open-air fires are banned nationwide from 1 Nov to 30 Apr, except in grills and designated places. See Fire
Management and contact
no data
- Managed by
- no data
- Phone
- no data
- Website
- no data
Sources
2 sources
- CommunitytheCrag — José IgnacioPublished: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-26
- CommunitytheCrag — MaldonadoPublished: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-25
Nearby places
2 places
Page built on 26 Oct 2026 from the listed sources.