Hiking El Fuerte (Frigiliana, Spain)

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  • Опубліковано 21 гру 2024

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  • @NorwayHikesTrails
    @NorwayHikesTrails 2 роки тому +1

    Nice town, lovely white houses, and restaurants. Nice viewpoints along the path. Nice going to the top and getting that lovely view of the area. Take care

  • @AndysWorldJourneys
    @AndysWorldJourneys 2 роки тому +1

    looks like it starts from a great little picturesque towns. an attractive path on top of the hills with great views!! Thanks for sharing!

    • @thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535
      @thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535  2 роки тому

      Frigiliana is one of Andalusia's prettiest white towns, right at the base of the mountains. Great place to live if you're a hiker.

    • @mshiker
      @mshiker 2 роки тому

      That is Frigiliana: white washed houses are so beautiful. Lot's of tourists all the time. This trail is narrow, crowded and hot even in October - shadows are rare luxury. Recommend to start early.

  • @ervinslens
    @ervinslens 2 роки тому

    This was genuinely bloody amazing!!

  • @mshiker
    @mshiker 2 роки тому

    This mountain is unforgiving: even in October it's hot to hike up this steep rocky path. Lot's of water and snack needed. I recommend to drive up to Castillo de Lizar parking lot and then towards the local water station.
    It took us almost 5 hours to walk this 6,75 km route. The last rise up to the summit was challenging: narrow, steep and rocks rolling under my feet. I think this trail is more demanding than Pico de Cielo (1509 moh) as there goes a wide partly concrete covered road most of the way.
    To summit El Fuerte (The Forstress) is to win yourself. Good luck!!

    • @thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535
      @thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535  2 роки тому

      Hmm, I don't agree with you about the difficulty. It takes 2 to 2 1/2 hrs (one way) for El Fuerte and I think the path quite easy. It takes 4 hrs (one way) for El Cielo and although the road takes you half the way, I found that part very boring. Then it's quite a steep ascend up loose rocks at the end. In my opinion much more challenging than El Fuerte which I though was a piece of cake.
      I do agree with you about the hotness - this October has been particularly hot and you're brave to have done it now. Maybe that contributed to the difficulty level? I'm waiting for it to get a bit cooler before a return trip :)

    • @mshiker
      @mshiker 2 роки тому

      @@thetravelsofbbqboyandspank8535 it's really challenging as exposed to the sun all the way..high bolders in steep places - hiked it twice: 33C degrees/23C degrees and both of them sooo hot and I had only thin sports shorts and sleeveless T-shirt on. When on the mountains always had to carry lots of water (1 litre/person this trail was not enough) and protein snacks.
      I summitted El Torrecilla on Sierra Nieves National Park (1919 moh), 20 km trail and it's considered moderate/difficult: I would rather go back there than on El Fuerte trail: not my peace of cake at all. But hey: we all have our own favs and that's ok.