Acantilado de Bixauca
A pleasant cliff set amongst olive, almond and cherry trees, the crag of Bixauca offers something at most grades, usually on good, incut and rough holds. The left hand side has some hard, steep tufas, the middle some long middle grade classics (80m rope required), and the right hand side steep, sustained routes.
From Jalon, follow the road to Parcent and over the col de Rates until you reach a right turn going to Castell de Castells. Take this road, and after a few kilometres there is a small turning on the left. Follow this until the tarmaced road turns to concrete. Descend this good but narrow road, steeply, with no passing places for about a kilometre until you reach a parking spot at the bottom amongst the olive groves. The crag is further along the track, on the left. About 5 minutes walking and an hour's drive from Calpe.
Sport and bolted routes
| Topo Ref | Route | Sport Grade | Length | Quality | Description | Tick |
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| 17 | Route 17 | 7b+ | 25m | Reached by climbing the fixed cable |
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| 18 | Route 18 | 7a+ | 25m | |
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| 19 | Route 19 | 7a | 25m | |
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| 20 | Route 20 | 7a | 25m | |
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| 21 | Route 21 | 6a | 18m | |
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| 22 | Route 22 | 5b | 15m | 5c if climbed from the right |
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| 23 | Route 23 | 6a+ | 40m | Hardest at the top |
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| 24 | Route 24 | 5c | 30m | Grade not confirmed |
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| 24e | Route 24 extension | 6a+ | 40m | step left from the 1st lower off and climb to the lower off of route 23 |
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| 25 | Route 25 | 6a+ | 30m | |
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| 25e | Route 25 extension | 6b | 40m | |
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| 26 | Route 26 | 5c | 30m | |
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| 26e | Route 26 extension | 6b+ | 40m | |
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| 27 | Route 27 | 5c | 30m | |
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| 31 | Unknown | 6a+ | 35m | Climb a vegetated groove past two bolts, then easier at 6a |
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| 33 | Unknown | 6b+ | 30m | ** | Climb the steep technical rib to reach a rest point. Easier but still steep and sustained climbing leads to the lower off |
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| 34 | Unknown | 7b | 30m | ** | A steep technical and fingery start leads to the easier upper wall |
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| 35 | Unknown | 7a+ | 30m | ** | Steep and technical |
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| 36 | Unknown | 6c+ | 30m | *** | The obvious crack is steep and sustained |
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