The spanish tend to be quite descriptive with the names for their mountain peaks. The “Boca de la Pesca” or the “Fishes Mouth” does indeed look vaguely like, when seen from Cerro Huenes in the Cumbres Verdes to the north west.
This is marvellous scenery just to the south east of Granada. Walking in the Cumbres Verdes is varied, interesting and full of changing landscapes. What is even better is that they are situated just 20 minutes from the main Granada ring road.
A few days ago we dropped some clients off for a self guided day trip around the marvellous peak of Trevenque and the dramatic Alayos de Dilar ridge. The sun had just risen and we decided to take in the Peak of the Fishes Mouth. Access is very easy from the main car park for Trevenque at the Collado Sevilla. A pleasant stroll along an interesting path over the Cerro de las Pipas follows. Then its steeply up a zig zag track to the double summited top (the fishes mouth). It is an easy hour from bottom to top, but what a viewpoint!
The peaks of the Cumbres Verdes stretch from the NE to the S covering the Cerro Huenes group, Trevenque and the Alayos de Dilar peaks. To the south, crags fall vertically down into the deep drop of the Dilar valley. Westwards the town of Dilar nestles in the shadows and further still the vegas and olive groves of Granada Province are prominent.
We made the return the same way as that ascended, but various options exist for round trips although the level of exertion involved will rise considerably!
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