LA PERAL - LA GATA - MOCOSO ROUTE

This route is only recommended for ski touring, and only for those with a high level of experience.

The route starts at the car park at the entrance to the village of La Peral, where you leave the vehicle. From here, climb to the highest part of the village, where the wildlife viewpoint is. At this point you leave the village and begin the climb to the ridge. Keep climbing up a steep slope to a marked ledge below the first, unnamed summit, always on its southern side. You will see a sloping climb towards a path that skirts the summit of Los Pacharones.

Once at 1,550 m, try not to lose height, so as to make the whole route to the peak of El Mocoso along the ridge that links Los Pacentes, La Gata and El Mocoso. Crampons are recommended, as the ridge takes in different aspects and steep ramps. Once at La Gata, you have the option of removing your skins for a short descent. From here you can see El Mocoso and continue along the arête to its summit.

Once on top of El Mocoso, the descent runs down a broad snow slope, always tending east, back to the Collado La Peral. From here you can continue towards La Gata, without needing to reach it, and slide down the south-facing slopes until you rejoin the initial track at the first teito (thatched cabin), heading for the village of La Peral.