15 December 2013 Camino de los Nerveros

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This week we went on a new walk that started high on the hillside above Monachil. We have driven on part of it, walked on part of it and there was a new bit, but we have never combined them into a walk.
We had two meeting points, one in Cozvijar and a second one in Monachil, where we were joined by another 9, including Jesus and Christina on a motorbike. Our group now consisted of 10 Espanolas, 8 Brits and 1 Dutch.
The walk starts from collado del muerto, an auspicious place to start from, and follows an old Mule track, the Camino de los Neveros. That dates back to 1526 when it was used to bring ice down from the summit of Veleta to keep the good people of Granada cool in the summer. Nowadays it makes an excellent way to climb up the hill towards Dornajo, the Sierra Nevada visitor centre. Just before Dornajo the track the meets the Sulayr long distance footpath that some in the group walked in 2011/12. A book of our travels on the Sulayr path will be published soon, let me know if you are interested in a copy.
We then followed the Sulayr path for a km before branching off on the Camino San Jerónimo, an excellent road which kept giving us glimpses of Trevenque and Pica de Veleta, sadly lacking a decent covering of snow.
After stopping for a little lunch we continued dropping down towards the Rio Monachil at los Cahorros. As we approached  the Convent of San Jerónimo we were stopped by a couple who informed us it was private property. Using all the charm we could muster, including dragging all the girls to the front, they let us continue after we promised to shut the gates. We stopped again in the valley for another snack and then continued to follow the track as it climbed out of the valley and up to the cars.
I am pleased to report that we returned with 19.
The walk was a success and we will repeat to again sometime.
We stopped at a bar in Purche for drink and tapas before returning back to our valley.

We walked 13.5 km and climbed 453 meters.
There was no tapas this week
Can I thank everyone for the Christmas present, I look forward to opening it, when I discover a way in.

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