Cerro Pan de Azúcar — Estación de Cría de Fauna Autóctona
Maldonado · Pan de AzúcarWalkViewClimb
- Water
- n/a
- Cost
- no data
Services: n/aOfficial · 2025
Sources disagreeApproximate location1 trail · booking required
Not yet translated. Descriptions on this page are shown in Spanish. Labels, data and dates are in English.
Punta Ballena — Las Grutas
Maldonado · Punta Ballena
ClimbToleratedDirectory · no date
Tolerated: we found no rule that authorises it. Authorities may ask you to leave.
# Punta Ballena — Las Grutas
> 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/punta-ballena-las-grutas/
> 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/punta-ballena-las-grutas/) and advise checking with the site before going. Text in Spanish has not been translated yet.
## Overview
- Department: Maldonado
- Town: Punta Ballena
- Activities: Climb
- Legal status: Tolerated
- Confidence: Directory · no date
- Location: -34.9133, -55.0448 (approximate) · https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-34.91334,-55.044823
- Access: Playa Las Grutas, a 1 km del cruce de la Interbalnearia con la calle Francisco Antonio Aime. Desde el estacionamiento se bordea la roca unos metros hasta las primeras chapas.
## Summary
Escalada deportiva y boulder en las rocas de la playa Las Grutas: 20 vías cortas, de 6 a 8 m, en tres subsectores.
## 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).
### Las Grutas
- Sport, Bouldering
- Open access. How to book: No requiere coordinación según AUDE.
- Routes: 20
- Grades: Hasta 12a (deportiva) y V7 (boulder), con dudas en la propia fuente
- Height: 6–8 m
- Approach: no data
- Rock: no data
- Multi-pitch: No
- See the routes in the community topo: https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/uraguay/area/6226459617
## Nearby water
Nearby water: no data. Not a camping place.
## Services
n/a
## Costs
no data
## Season and rules
- Season: no data
- Rules: Zona patrimonial y ambiental prioritaria (Decreto 3867/010 de Maldonado, art. 71 b). La norma no menciona la escalada. Se escala sobre arena: proteger la cuerda y llevar colchonetas para el boulder. Es un lugar de paso de turistas.
- 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 — Punta Ballena](https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/uraguay/area/6226459617) (Community). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-25
- [Asociación Uruguaya de Escalada — Dónde escalar en Uruguay](https://aude.com.uy/) (Directory). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-25
- [Es Parriba — ¿Dónde escalar en Uruguay? Roca](https://esparriba.com/index.php/2021/11/05/donde-escalar-en-uruguay/) (Blog). Published: 2021-11-05 · Accessed: 2026-10-25
- [Búsqueda/Galería — La escalada deportiva o el desafío de ir siempre hacia arriba](https://www.busqueda.com.uy/actualidad/la-escalada-deportiva-o-el-desafio-ir-siempre-arriba-venciendo-los-muros-n5402194) (Guide). Published: 2025-07-21 · Accessed: 2026-10-25
- [Adventure Club Uruguay — Escalada y rappel en Punta Ballena](https://adventureuruguay.com/escalada-en-roca-y-rappel-20mts-punta-ballena/) (Directory). Published: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-25
- [Maldonado Online — Escalada, rappel y trekking en Las Grutas de Punta Ballena](https://maldonadoonline.uy/evento/las-grutas/) (Guide). Published: 2024-04-14 · 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
- Directory · no date
- Location
- Approximate (±1.5 km)
Summary
Escalada deportiva y boulder en las rocas de la playa Las Grutas: 20 vías cortas, de 6 a 8 m, en tres subsectores. Not yet translated
Location
Approximate location: 1.5 km radius© OpenStreetMap
- Access
- Playa Las Grutas, a 1 km del cruce de la Interbalnearia con la calle Francisco Antonio Aime. Desde el estacionamiento se bordea la roca unos metros hasta las primeras chapas.
- Coordinates
- -34.9133, -55.0448 · 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).
Las Grutas
Open accessSportBouldering
Routes20
GradesHasta 12a (deportiva) y V7 (boulder), con dudas en la propia fuente
Height6–8 m
Approachno data
Rockno data
Multi-pitchNo
How to book: No requiere coordinación según AUDE.
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
- Zona patrimonial y ambiental prioritaria (Decreto 3867/010 de Maldonado, art. 71 b). La norma no menciona la escalada. Se escala sobre arena: proteger la cuerda y llevar colchonetas para el boulder. Es un lugar de paso de turistas.
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
6 sources
- CommunitytheCrag — Punta BallenaPublished: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-25
- DirectoryAsociación Uruguaya de Escalada — Dónde escalar en UruguayPublished: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-25
- BlogEs Parriba — ¿Dónde escalar en Uruguay? RocaPublished: 2021-11-05 · Accessed: 2026-10-25
- GuideBúsqueda/Galería — La escalada deportiva o el desafío de ir siempre hacia arribaPublished: 2025-07-21 · Accessed: 2026-10-25
- DirectoryAdventure Club Uruguay — Escalada y rappel en Punta BallenaPublished: no date · Accessed: 2026-10-25
- GuideMaldonado Online — Escalada, rappel y trekking en Las Grutas de Punta BallenaPublished: 2024-04-14 · Accessed: 2026-10-25
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Page built on 26 Oct 2026 from the listed sources.