Guest writer, Ian Tupman, describes an hike to the summit of this wonderful peak in the foothills of Spain’s Sierra Nevada mountains, just SE of the city of Granada. Not having done any serious hill walking in February and March, I wanted to get out and do a good leg and lung-stretcher before returning to [...]
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Since we started visiting this fascinating walking and trekking location near Granada in 1998, we have seen a rise in the popularity of peaks such as the magnificent Trevenque (2079m). However, there is so much more than the normal routes of ascent to offer for those with an exploratory and adventurous nature.
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The west ridge of Trevenque in the Cumbres Verdes hills south east of Granada offers some fine scrambling in spectacular surrounding in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. A word of warning though. The incredible amount of rain this winter has left the ridges quite unstable and appropriate protection and precautions must be taken. Good [...]
Read More alpine training, moving together, scramblingThe Cumbres Verdes (Green Peaks) are well known to the local spanish Granadinos as they are very close to the Granada ring road (20 mins), so access is easy. In spite of this the walking is quiet and unspoilt and has a certain attraction missing in the higher and wilder Sierra Nevada. Lush green valleys [...]
Read More WalkingHad a great day’s skiing today. Mike Elston, Tony Muldoon and myself went up from the main Sierra Nevada ski town and followed the pistes towards Montebajo area. We reached the Loma de Dilar and then enjoyed a fantastic descent along the Loma before descending to the Casa Forestal de Cortihuela near Trevenque in the [...]
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Read More panorama, trevenqueThis has for many years been a favourite mountain ascent of ours. Situated in the glorious Cumbres Verdes south east of Granada it is a shapely mountain with the best summit in the Sierra Nevada. In summer the west ridge provides an easy scramble to Trevenque’s 2079m sharp summit and is the best line [...]
Read More Mountaineering, trevenqueTrevenque (2079m) is an old favourite. We have known this peak in all weathers, at all times of the year. It stands isolated and proud on the outskirts of Granada in the Cumbres Verdes range of hills. It is not linked by ridges to any other peak, has the ideal mountain profile and has one [...]
Read More cumbre verde, Snowshoeing, trevenqueWhy a bivouac on a ridge so close to Granada? Well, to do the full Alayos de Dilar ridge proper, you need to establish yourself at the Pino de Collado at the eastern end of the ridge. This takes 4.5hrs (with normal stops included) from the trailhead at Area de la Naturaleza. Access is alongside [...]
Read More cumbre verde, WalkingThe 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 [...]
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