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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.