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I had some time to properly search out this hike. Thankfully a starting point was not far from our Hotel. We climbed up on a few familiar streets and soon were face with the entry. Unfortunately for us, the signage is still foreign to us. Although we followed a dog walker it was quickly unclear which way we were too walk This area has an overabundance of crossing trails with no signage. I decided to follow the river as a reference. Eventually the river became absent. As a Hail Mary pass I opened the AllTrails App and found a Canada del Lobo route, OMG this was so helpful. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/spain/malaga/canada-del-lobo
From this point forward we were on track to the Wolf. I do understand that this is a route written by a member of the public. It may not have been perfect, but it got us both to the end and back home. The route was awesome, sure it was a slow grind up but at least it was not a blank hard road. We were shaded and enjoying foliage all the way up. Eventually we hit a few grindy switch backs that needed commitment. We need to keep on our toes for runners and electrified mountain bike riders descending these same trails.
We pulled aside for a mountain bike rider in a pretty sketchy area and warned him to be careful as the rocks he was to pass made a pretty easy hospital visit. He had to unclip and walk. Wise move my friend.
We were only 1 KM from the top and were soon at the Wolf. We were surprised at the number of non hikers up here enjoying the day. As there are a few routes in, I suspect they came the easier ones.
Michelle and I enjoyed the community of people and music visiting this height. We ate our packed lunch and drank a bunch of water. Sadly neither of us enjoyed a rational place to take a pee. Those tasks required some subversion. Oh well. Going back was a no brainer. Down it was, all the way. Down on the trail was nowhere near as exciting as up. In fact we wound up walking alongside the highway. I think I can find a better way down. Epic Day, simple climb, more later
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