I have been up Maroma on the old Iceman's path from Canillas de Acietuno.
I would like to go up again in spring with friends, but by a different and preferably shorter route, as we were absolutely knackered by the Canillas walk. Does anyone have any knowledge or experience of other ways to the top and info about distance, time and difficulty. Thanks
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The Robledal route is referred to as the "easy" and prettiest route by Charles Davis in Walk the Axarquia.
I'd love to know how you get on as I haven't been there either.
We need more walking info on this board. I'm concentrating on everything around the edge of the Guadalhorce Valley and am happy to advise on routes, having managed to get my walking buddies lost on several ridges and peaks.
My current project is to get up Sierra Prieta, which is the double peaked mountain to the NW of Coin. I want to attempt it from Yunquera. Although I have some instructions in an old book, I don't know the exact point to leave the main road. Ascents from El Burgo, Casarabonela and Alozaina should also be possible. Can anyone advise?
I'd love to know how you get on as I haven't been there either.
We need more walking info on this board. I'm concentrating on everything around the edge of the Guadalhorce Valley and am happy to advise on routes, having managed to get my walking buddies lost on several ridges and peaks.
My current project is to get up Sierra Prieta, which is the double peaked mountain to the NW of Coin. I want to attempt it from Yunquera. Although I have some instructions in an old book, I don't know the exact point to leave the main road. Ascents from El Burgo, Casarabonela and Alozaina should also be possible. Can anyone advise?
Thanks for that. I had looked at the Robedal route on the map after Gavilan had mentioned it to me and it certainly looks as though it could be shorter. My slight reservation had been that it appears to wind up through some steep craggy looking terrain towards the end where it gets up to the ridge. However time and weather permitting I will check this out when we are next over and report back.
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There's a guide available from tourist offices (Guia de Senderismos) detailing walks on the Western CDS (only in Spanish) but the maps are crap and don't even give particularly good information on how to find the start points.
Worse than that; after years living in the concrete jungle wondering what's up there, today I ventured up one of the "mountains" behind Torremolinos, intending to follow the path that starts in the woods behind the Aquapark. Trouble is, there are loads of goat trails, but the proper path is very poorly marked. You pretty much have to guess at it.
Anybody else experienced these "paths"?
Worse than that; after years living in the concrete jungle wondering what's up there, today I ventured up one of the "mountains" behind Torremolinos, intending to follow the path that starts in the woods behind the Aquapark. Trouble is, there are loads of goat trails, but the proper path is very poorly marked. You pretty much have to guess at it.
Anybody else experienced these "paths"?
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here are the details:
http://www.pasoslargos.com/grupoextremo ... al2008.htm
this site is pretty comprehensive
http://www.pasoslargos.com/grupoextremo ... al2008.htm
this site is pretty comprehensive
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