Zarzalejo

Zarzalejo village, also known as Pajares, is around an hour car journey from Madrid and 5 km from San Lorenzo de El Escorial. The granite bouldering area is just to the South of the village and the piled rocks are easily visible. The area has around 500 boulder problems of every grade from 4 to 8b+. Since the climbing is on granite it's best to visit in colder months to get the best out of the improved grip that the lower temperatures provide.