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Saturday, 24 September 2016

El Santo, Pizarra.

This is a route that some of us have done several times but one can never get bored of it.
We start from the bottom of the village and walk up the hill on the village streets until we reach the park which we enter and head for the first of the ‘surprises’ for those who haven’t been on this route before. This is the ‘tunnel’ that has been created by one huge rock collapsing and falling against the cliff face. We then emerge onto the main path that will eventually lead us to our destination. Our route takes us through the pine woods and affords us the most magnificent view above the village and over the Guadalhorce valley and to the mountains beyond.



The route then leaves the wooded area and emerges into the open and through the Olive groves, until we meet the vehicular track that leads us to the Statue.
The views from the monument are stunning and as it was quite a clear day we were able to see a considerable distance, to El Torcal in on direction, the Sierra de las Nieves in another and the Sierra de Mijas range to the south.
Our route down starts on the vehicle track and as we progress we are then afforded distant views to Malaga and the Mediterranean beyond. Whist on this track we were  given a fleeting sight of a small herd of wild deer, unfortunately too quick for a photo.

We leave the track and now take a declining path that takes us to the Cueva Oscura with its seats and
tables made from the rock. From here we carry on downwards and rejoin the earlier part of our route up. We pass through the ‘tunnel’ again and the wooded picnic areas of the park and back into the village. It’s then a return down the street to a welcome beverage in the bar at the bottom.

For all the pictures from todays hike follow this link

For pictures from our previous visits follow these links January and April



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