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Sierra Maria. Velez Blanco
- Ascent to the Muelas and to the Gigante.
(12 h. aprox.) |
We start leaving Vélez Blanco town along the road
which makes its way to María town. At the km. nº
7 we shall take the track which goes up to the right.
Along the soft track, the ascent is done without special
effort round the Pico de las Tejeras, leaving on the right
and on the left junctions and lanes on both sides.
Then the ascent is done without special effort round the
Pico de las Tejeras, crossing a brook, we shall walk on
up northwards in order to start walking round Muelas.
The first mountain is the Muela Grande, 1,548 m. high, the
second Muela Chica, 1,462 m. high and a bit upwards; behind
these two the Gigante, 1,493m. high, can be seen. Next to
it is the mountain Percaire, 1,453 m. high.
Walking on along the track, we shall arrive at the Cortijo
del Coto shelter, where we can camp.
Its better to do it in a couple of days because then we
shall pepare the climb to Muela Chica from the Coto de Montalviche,
along the trace which arrives at the shelter to the point
situated south east, and from here climb down the slope
and prepare for the Muela Grande.
Then we must go back to the track in which we take to the
right towards the Gigante, preparing its ascent from the
hill where the track arrives at Collado de Talbena, towards
the mountain pass between the two summits in the Sierra
del Gigante, to subsequently climb the Percaire and the
Gigante on our right and our left respectively.
