Provisional information. The highlighted values are placeholders awaiting the site survey and confirmation by the Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums.
- Steps to the summit
- count to be measured
- Elevation gain
- to be measured
- Average gradient
- to be measured
- Time to the top
- to be measured
- Surface
- Uneven dressed stone, polished smooth in places by eight centuries of feet
- Step-free access
- where step-free access ends — to be confirmed on site
What the climb is actually like
You cross the moat on a bridge that rises the whole way, then enter a vaulted passage that turns back on itself five or six times before it releases you onto the summit. It is continuous, it is steep, and there is no shortcut — the design exists precisely to make this hard.
The stone of the bridge and the glacis is slippery when wet and polished in places even when dry. Wear shoes with a grip. Open-toed shoes and smooth soles are a genuinely bad idea here, not a formality.
Shade, water and rest
- Shaded rest points
- locations to be mapped
- Drinking water
- locations to be confirmed
- Toilets
- locations to be confirmed
- Seating
- locations to be mapped
- First aid
- location to be confirmed
In summer, come early or late. The mound is stone, it holds heat, and there is very little shade on the way up.
Security and entry
- Checkpoint
- location and procedure — to be confirmed
- Identification
- whether ID is required — to be confirmed
- Bag size limit
- to be confirmed
- Prohibited items
- to be confirmed
- Drones and tripods
- permit rules — to be confirmed
Areas that are closed
Unrestored and unsafe areas will be listed and shown on the map here. Do not cross a barrier: parts of this site are still being stabilised.
Today
Live status — path open or closed, heat advisory, checkpoint delays — will appear here.