Master Index    Nearest Caches Camorro Alto by Bartet (2/5) N36° 58.275  W4° 35.219 (WGS84) UTM  30S   E 358738  N 4092860 Use waypoint: GC1NH57 Size: Small    Hidden on 8-3-2009 In Andalucía, Spain Difficulty:     Terrain:       This cache is located at the summit of Camorro Alto at the height of 1377 m, the views from here are stunning, and you can see a full 360 degrees. To the east you are looking down on Torcal and in the distance you will see the Sierra Nevada 88km away, Sierra Tejeda 56km, to the south Malaga 30km, and on a clear day across the Alboran Sea to the African coast 200km, to the west is the reservoirs at Chorro 18km, and the lake at Fuente de Piedra which is a bird sanctuary and home to hundreds of Flamingos 22km. To the north is Antequera which is only 7km away but the mountain on the north side is almost a shear drop, so it’s like looking down from an airplane. Just to the east of Antequera is a small mountain (the face of Antequera called Lovers Rock) 14km on the boundary with Archidona and looks like a face lying down. Also to the north are The Sierras Subetticas 50km. When you get to the summit you will see a metal container fixed to the rock that belongs to a hiking club, this is not the Geocache. You are looking for a plastic container, do not look on the north side of the summit, this side is a shear drop (please be careful) your GPS should direct you south from the summit. This Geocache should be easy to find, but the walk up the mountain is hard, if you have a head for heights and want to see breath taking views it is worth the difficult walk up. You can find a way up from Google Earth, go to Layers/Gallery and tick Wikiloc, and you will see GPS readings from other walkers.

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12-6-2009 by merdian
Maybe the owner can write something about how to approach the Camorro Alto: from north or south. I did it from the north. At 37° 0,013 / 4° 34,190 a dirt road starts. It needed 2,5 hours from the end of the dirt road / start of the hiking trail to the top and again down. Using a track from Google Earth is a good idea, it makes finding the right path quite easy. Hiking was ok, but near the top there was a very, very strong wind (which was also a bit cold). The view was great, no discussion about this.
Thanks for this extraordinary cache, Peter M. from Germany

23-4-2009 by Die 5 Steinweisen
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Mission Garganta Tour
On Adventure-Week with DocW, Pullermann, Ralf_SG


climb climb climb - up to the top. not an easy walk - but a very impressive view around.

Vielen Dank und Glückauf
Die 5 Steinweisen
(solo-ohne4)

23-4-2009 by Pullermann

Ralf_SG, 1/5 Steinweise, DocW and Pullermann on trip in andalucia like the fantastic four

First we have searched for the via ferrata. Without success
O.K., then we walk up the little hill A great trip!

THX
Pullermann

23-4-2009 by Ralf_SG
Ok, we missed at the first try the Via Ferrata at Camorro Alto, but we arrived as first Cacher this Cache .

But the Trip two days later was extreme cool.

Greets from Germany, Ralf_SG on the way with 1/5 Steinweisen, DocW and Pullermann

23-4-2009 by DocW
OK, Originally we tried to find the Via Ferrata at Camorro Alto, never had the intention to climb it all to the top. As we were not able to spot the wires, we just headed up to the top which was a fun hike'n'climb.
On the top we had to realize that we were not really FTF, some muggles had found it before.
Two days later we came back with more information of the Via Ferrata, which half of the team climbed up, that was extremly cool!
thanks for the cache, DocW together with RalfSG, Pullermann and 1/5 Steinweisen