Pico Lucero/España · Andalucia

Resumen del itinerario

Climbing Pico Lucero from the Fábrica de la Luz is one of those routes that starts gently… and wins you over little by little without you realizing it. You leave from the area of the old Fábrica de la Luz, in Canillas de Albaida, with that fresh river and forest atmosphere that is a bit deceptive, because at first the path is pleasant, shaded, with the sound of water accompanying your first steps. You advance along the riverbed and well-marked trails, crossing ruins, old farmhouses, and that green landscape that seems like it will accompany you throughout the route… but no. Because soon the terrain starts to speak clearly to you. The climb towards Puerto Blanquillo already puts you in real mountain mode. The forest opens up, the ground changes, and you start to see how the Sierra de Almijara becomes rougher, whiter, more limestone. It's a beautiful transition, as if the landscape were slowly undressing. From Puerto Blanquillo, the atmosphere changes completely. Here there is no longer so much shade or concessions. The ground becomes drier, more stony, and the path stretches upwards between slopes and passes. It's an area where the wind usually appears without warning and where silence weighs a bit more. You gain height patiently, knowing that Pico Lucero still doesn't show itself completely. And that's one of its tricks: you don't see it until almost the end. The last part is the most demanding, but also the most exciting. The trail becomes more alpine, more exposed, with that limestone landscape so characteristic of the Sierra de Almijara. Here every step is real mountain, of going with your head and enjoying the surroundings. And suddenly it appears. Pico Lucero, also known as Raspón de los Moriscos, rises with that so recognizable shape, almost like a sentinel between Málaga and Granada. The summit gives you one of those views that justify all the effort: the Mediterranean on one side, the chained mountain ranges on the other, and that feeling of being at a point where everything opens up. Up there there's not much more to do than stay in silence for a while, eat something, look around and let the body understand what it has climbed.