Walk 24 May 2015 Cumbres Verde

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The weather in the valley this week has been mixed, warm and sunny one day, and the next wet, cloudy and cool. trying to get an accurate weather forecast is impossible, you get a different forecast every couple of hours, My crystal ball works better than the latest meteorological computers.
The forecast for Sunday was not promising, with rain and low cloud on offer. Sunday morning dawned dull but dry, and it looked like our walk from Cumbres Verde would be OK. By the time we arrived for the start of the walk the low cloud had lifted sufficiently for our path to be in the clear. We were only going up to 1,400 metres and there was a lower level alternative route as a backup plan
For the first ½ km we followed the forest road before heading off down into the barranco. This was a new path we had discovered last year, and it makes an interesting alternative route for climbing Cerro Gordo. I thought I might have pushed my luck a bit when it started to spit, fearing a soaking we stopped and put on our waterproofs but the rain quickly passed us by.
 Virtually all the climbing is done in one stretch as you climb out of the barranco and up to the cerro gordo path. We had no intention of climbing Cerro Gordo, which was a good job really, as the cloud was swirling around the summit. Instead we turned right, back towards the 7 eye bridge. This is a good path, along the side of the hill, with views over Granada.
The low cloud stayed with us the whole of the walk, spoiling the higher views, but it was a good walk enjoyed by all.
We walked 10.9 km and climbed 396 metres.
In the afternoon we went round to  Hilary and Graeme’s for tapas.

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