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| Back in Spain |
Now here's the thing, back in Spain, thought I would grab another Major whilst I could. Looks like I git the timing right, another day and it would have been technically closed. Mind you I suspect I wont be the last person this summer to go up there and that there will be people who defy the notice somehow - I know I would probably do so.I didn't spot another sign until I got back down that you are supposed to get permission to go on the path anyway, from the El Bosque visitor centre - tel 956709733. So there was me trespassing anyway.
As it happens the route finding is pretty straightforward once you have sought/ignored permission and arrived on the right date. I started from a small car park at 847m N36.75491 W5.43569. The path traverses away from the summit until it makes a broad turn at around 1045m N36.76043 W5.43935 until it crosses a large sink hole at 1500m N35.76413 W5.42634. Itis at this point that the JMH level of difficulty as being 'median' rather than 'facile' is justified. There seems to be a choice of scrambly routes to the summit, although only one of them has the markers that are occasionally used to show the way. The summit is graced by a small rusty bolt and steep drop over the other side - great panoramic views all round.
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| One of the signs at the start - just follow the yellow line. |
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| Sendero El Torreon i.e. the path of the towers |
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| View west on the way up |
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| The path squeezes between some rocks |
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| Told you it was steep on the other side |
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| Looking down from the summit |
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| Rusty summit bolt |
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| El Torreon del Pinar summit
Overnight in the Camping Los Alcornocales Parque Naturel, Jimena de la Frontera.
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