Walk 4th May 2008

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Our walk last Sunday was to Pico Lucero and for some, including me, it is one of the finest walks you could find anywhere. For a start it takes some finding, and when you know where it is there is a 20 km off road drive to the start of the path, and then you start the walk in countryside that could have come straight out of the Lord of the Rings. With views in all directions you traverse across a series off lesser mountains before what looks like the impossible ascent ofLucero itself, in fact the path is a well constructed zig zag track that slowly winds it's way to the summit. After stopping for lunch at the top we all took part in an impromptu Tai Chi lesson from Angel. He was so taken with the area he proposed that we go up one day and have a sleep over, to enable us to watch the Sun come up. One thing that does concern me is the lack of a comfortable mattress, lets just say that the top is rocky, if anybody is interested let me know. On our return to the valley we had tapa at our house, an excellent day out and some excellent food.


Our Walk this Sunday, the 4th May, is an Extended Monachil walk. Whilst on this route you do have some 480 meters of ascent, it is spread out over about 5 km. There is only one very short steep bit. The walk is not difficult and is within the capabilities of most. There is no tapa arranged so we will stop at a bar somewhere on the way back.

Description of walk
Height gained
 480 meters
Length
 14 kLM
Estimated time
 4.5 HOURS
Difficulty
 5
Meet
 Acropolis bar Mondújar 9 am

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