Walkers with a good condition and real experience can book a week High Peak Walking.
In 2010 we offer this week with a profesional guide from the 6th till the 13th of november. Every other date (except Juli and august) is posible On Request when you book with four persons.
Day 1 – Canillas to Cerro Atalaya
Walking direct from the hotel door, we pick up a rarely-used path to the hilltop overlooking the village, from where good tracks take us to the summit of Cerro Gavilán (1134 metres), a fire-watch post with spectacular views of the Natural Park. We continue along a broad ridge to ascend the rocky summit of Cerro Atalaya (1,256 m), of which the last few metres are an easy but spectacular scramble.
Retracing our steps along the ridge, we descend to the remote hotel at Casa de la Mina, from where a combination of easy tracks and ancient mule trails take us to the town of Competa for refreshments, before our return to Canillas along a beautiful old goat track.
Distance 13 kms; Ascent 900 metres; 6 hours.
Day 2 – El Lucero
A tough but exciting day takes us along the stream from La Fábrica de la Luz, past traditional farms, to the pass at Puerto Blanquillo, and then following the ancient silk trails onwards to enter Granada province at Puerto de Competa. A short descent past a marble quarry leads to the footpath which takes us to the magnificent pyramid-shaped summit of El Lucero, “The Bright Star” (1,774 m).
Returning to Puerto Blanquillo, we follow a narrow path along the side of a ridge towards Cerro Verde, before descending to the chestnut farm at Chaparral, and returning to La Fábrica, passing the delightful Honeymaker’s Cave on the way.
Distance 22 kms; Ascent 1,200 metres; 9 hours.
Day 3 – Acebuchal
An easier day to follow yesterday’s strenuous efforts. We are transported 20 minutes to the viewpoint at Puerto Collado (1,050 m), from where steep footpaths take us down into the valley of Competa’s La Fábrica, where we cross a stream, sometime with some difficulty. A steep ascent takes us over the hill to the pass of La Paez Blanca (650 m). Good tracks take us the hamlet of Acebuchal, which was for long enough an abandoned village, but which now sports a delightful bar which will provide us with a tapas lunch. An easy afternoon walk takes us up to the Torrox-Competa road, from where we are transported back to our base.
Distance 13 kms; Ascent 400 metres; 5 hours.
Day 4 – Free Day
Day 5 – La Puerta
Today we go to the coast, and drive along a dirt track from Maro to the camp site at El Pinarillo. An easy track takes us into the Barranco de Cazadores, the “Hunters’ Valley”, a narrow defile with huge cliffs to either side. We ascend the valley on stony footpaths, gaining height for 2 hours, until a path leads us up to the top of the western ridge, for fantastic views at the Collado del Nido del Buitre, the “Coll of the Vulture’s Nest” (1,200 metres).
Following the ridge south, we pass below the twin peaks of the Torre del Almendron and La Puerta. There is an optional, challenging scramble up the side of La Puerta. It is not for the faint-hearted, but the path avoids it, taking us to another fabulous viewpoint, where the cliffs drop vertically to the Chillar valley, some 2,000 feet below. From here, slightly overgrown footpaths take us back to the beginning, with nothing worse than a few scratches from the undergrowth to challenge us.
Distance 11 kms; Ascent 900 metres; 5.5 hours.
Day 6 – La Maroma
Our final day takes us to the summit of La Maroma (2,069 m) the highest point in Malaga province, and Spain’s westernmost peak above 2,000 metres.
Our transport takes us 30 minutes to the village of Canillas de Aceituno (646 m), from where good footpaths take us all the way to the summit, with increasingly great views over the sea (maybe with sightings of Gibraltar and Morroco depending on weather conditions), and eventually of the snow-capped Sierra Nevada. We look at the great pothole right at the summit of the mountain, before heading eastwards along the edge of the summit plateau. Our path takes us over rocky outcrops, with great views over the south face. Descending to the grassy plateau at Los Llanos de Sedella, we commence our descent along an easy path to pass the ruined inn at Cuascuadra, perched high on a ridge above the villages of Salares and Sedella.
From here, our route descends steeply along loose, stony and sandy paths to reach the village of Salares, where refreshments and a well-earned meal await us.
Distance 18 kms; Ascent 1,470 metres; 9 hours.
Day 7 - Departure