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Pico del Cielo from Cueva de Nerja via Sibila .

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Trail stats

Distance
11.93 mi
Elevation gain
4,485 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
4,485 ft
Max elevation
4,978 ft
TrailRank 
49
Min elevation
408 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
5 hours 35 minutes
Time
7 hours 13 minutes
Coordinates
3424
Uploaded
February 4, 2024
Recorded
February 2024
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near Maro, Andalucía (España)

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Itinerary description

9am set off. Back at 4pm with Caroline
Loop trail from Cueva de Nerja passing through:
- Mirador Tajo de los Bueyes (4.4 km)
- Cortijo De La Sibila (6.2 km)
- Pico del Cielo (9.9 km)
- Cuevas Barranco de la Coladilla (12.9 km)
- Fuente Pinarillo (14.2 km)
Barrier was down so walk from caves. This adds around 5 to 8kms. Great route at a steady pace with the descent via the shadow of wolf Almendron junction which was very overgrown

Waypoints

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,123 ft
Photo ofIntersection

Intersection

PictographSummit Altitude 1,803 ft
Photo ofLa Maroma to left in distance

La Maroma to left in distance

PictographMountain pass Altitude 1,942 ft
Photo ofCollado Romero

Collado Romero

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,939 ft
Photo ofHouse of Civillia. 1.5 hours to reach this point. Photo ofHouse of Civillia. 1.5 hours to reach this point. Photo ofHouse of Civillia. 1.5 hours to reach this point.

House of Civillia. 1.5 hours to reach this point.

PictographRuins Altitude 2,562 ft
Photo ofCortijo De La Sibila

Cortijo De La Sibila

PictographIntersection Altitude 3,067 ft
Photo ofIntersection

Intersection

PictographIntersection Altitude 3,594 ft
Photo ofIntersection

Intersection

PictographSummit Altitude 4,093 ft
Photo ofPico de cielo ahead

Pico de cielo ahead

PictographSummit Altitude 4,128 ft
Photo ofSummit

Summit

PictographSummit Altitude 4,925 ft
Photo ofPico del Cielo 12.15.. 3.15 hours to summit Photo ofPico del Cielo 12.15.. 3.15 hours to summit

Pico del Cielo 12.15.. 3.15 hours to summit

PictographSummit Altitude 4,979 ft

Pico del Cielo

PictographIntersection Altitude 4,193 ft
Photo ofIntersection

Intersection

PictographSummit Altitude 2,611 ft
Photo ofAlmendron ahead

Almendron ahead

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,924 ft
Photo ofBack to the Baranco where Shadow of the Wolf starts

Back to the Baranco where Shadow of the Wolf starts

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,856 ft
Photo ofIntersection

Intersection

Navachica and Almendron cairn

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,848 ft
Photo ofPanorama Photo ofPanorama Photo ofPanorama

Panorama

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,778 ft
Photo ofShadow of the Wolf and the track back to Nerja caves

Shadow of the Wolf and the track back to Nerja caves

PictographPicnic Altitude 1,585 ft
Photo ofPinarillo picnic area

Pinarillo picnic area

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,133 ft
Photo ofRoute we started El Cielo on full circle now done. Just heading to caves last 3.5k. 3.30pm with around 45 mins breaks for food

Route we started El Cielo on full circle now done. Just heading to caves last 3.5k. 3.30pm with around 45 mins breaks for food

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