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Sax, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Maarten from Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

El Marín, Sector Cueva

Climbing area · Spain

Is it worth the trip?

72Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 30 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
15°C
Air
17°C
Rain
2.7 mm

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
15°C
Air
16°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Thu 5 · 14 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
21°C
Air
19°C
Rain
0.5 mm

Fri 6 · 85 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
13°C
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 88 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
18°C
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 88 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
17°C
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 88 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
14°C
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 330, poor
  2. Wed 40, poor
  3. Thu 514, poor
  4. Fri 685, good
  5. Sat 788, good
  6. Sun 888, good
  7. Mon 988, good
  8. Tue 1040, poor
  9. Wed 1135, poor
  10. Thu 1283, good

The spot in five facts

  • 7 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • 133 routeson the map
  • Limestonethe rock
  • Sport and tradstyles
  • Best Nov–Feb6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at El Marín, Sector Cueva
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Tue 3Nov*30, poorWet15°C17°C2.7 mm
Wed 4Nov0, poorWet15°C16°C0.1 mm
Thu 5Nov14, poorWet21°C19°C0.5 mm
Fri 6Nov85, goodDry13°C18°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov88, goodDry18°C18°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov88, goodDry17°C17°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov88, goodDry14°C19°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov40, poorWet16°C19°C0.9 mm
Wed 11Nov35, poorWet14°C17°C1.8 mm
Thu 12Nov83, goodWetdry in 3 h18°C18°C0 mm

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About El Marín, Sector Cueva

7 crags mapped, 133 routes on the map. Sport and trad. Limestone. Best from Oct to May. The nearest town to stay in is Sax.

  • Crags 7 crags mapped, 133 routes on the map.
  • Styles Sport and trad.
  • Rock Limestone.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,170–US$2,210 each

about US$1,170–US$2,210 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ALC, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$490–US$1,010
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$242–US$403
Food7 days eating outabout US$235–US$443
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$101–US$181
Totalabout US$1,170–US$2,210

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Sax

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Closest

Sax

about 10 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Sax · Booking.com

About Sax its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$87 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 35m

About 17h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ALC, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 55 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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