The route took us to the Fuente de Acebuche and then to the Casa Forestal, two landmarks that have become quite well known to us over the recent weeks. It was then up from the Casa along what was possibly the Mule Train route over the mountain which is narrow in places and very rocky underfoot. We then reached Puerto de la Encina, which we crossed and then onto a very sandy and rocky path towards the summit. This particular path proved to be very strenuous because of the sand that was actually quite deep in places. Part way up this path a short-cut appeared and three of the girls in the group couldn't resist taking it, despite it being steep and rocky.
We finally reached the summit and took in the breathtaking 360deg views. Unfortunately whilst the weather was clear enough to see as far as Estepona the coast of North Africa and Gibraltar were obscured.
We retraced our path back to Puerto de la Encina but then took the, easier but longer, fire track back down and then retraced our route back from the Casa to the end.
The whole hike was quite tiring but very satisfying.
Mr John Campbell is a keen photographer and runs a group called Shutterbugs and he has kindly allowed me to post a 360 deg panoramic photo that he took from the Pico Mijas. This gives you the opportunity to see for yourselves the views that we experienced.
They are available in several formats to suit whatever platform you are using. Click on the link that is suitable for you, for the panorama that you wish to download.
Once you have opened a panorama, you can navigate around it by dragging the mouse in the direction of interest. You can zoom out by holding the control key and zoom in by holding the shift key.
You can look up and down as well as left and right.
My grateful thanks to John for allowing me to use this.
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