Trek 2 - El Lavadero (The Laundry) - Green Route
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Management Summary
Management Summary
- Departure Point: The Water Gate (Puerta del Agua), Comares
- Return: Town Square (Plaza Balcón de la Axarquía), Comares
- Distance: 5 km
- Ascent: 180 m
- Descent: 175 m
- Type: Circular
- Suitable For: Walking, Mountain Bikes, Horse Riding
- Estimated Time: 2hr. 30min.
- Degree of Difficulty: Medium/Low
- Season: All Year
- Footwear and Clothing: Appropriate for mountain trekking
- Water: Always advisable
- Map: Military Map of Spain, Scale 1/50,000, Colmenar, Sheet 1039
Route
Route
The Ruta de Lavadero starts at the Water Gate, not far from the centre of Comares, to the north and below the cemetery. From the Water Gate take the Callejón de Hilarico, passing the Cerro El Calvario (Calvario Close) to the Laundry, where the women of the town used to take their washing, early in the morning to avoid the heat, returning with the dry clothes at dusk. The site, constructed in the 1950’s, was also used as a watering place for livestock.
From the track there are beautiful views of the Haza Grande (Great Field) where there are two well-preserved paved areas for drying cereals before threshing. There are several caves and caverns such as the Hollín (literally ‘Soot’) and the views are spectacular – notably that of the huge rocky outcrop of Andualla to the north west.
To return, take the old gravelled track back to the Callejón de Hilarico, continuing to the left up to the Plaza Balcón de Axarquía, where our short trek ends.
Flora & Fauna (Spanish Names)
Flora & Fauna (Spanish Names)
Plantlife
Olive, almond and fruit trees dominate the landscape along with plants and other trees adapted for a Mediterranean climate at 400 – 800m. Plant species include:
- Aleppo pine (pino carrasco)
- Buckthorn (aladierno)
- Carob Tree (algarrobo)
- Dyer's Broom (retama)
- Esparto Grass (esparto)
- Fennel (hinojos)
- Field Marigold (calendula)
- Flax-leaved Daphne (torvizco)
- Foxglove (crujias)
- French Lavender (cantueso)
- Gorse (tojo)
- Gum Cistus (jara pringosa)
- Hawthorn (majuelo)
- Holm Oak (encina)
- Ivy (hiedra)
- Jerusalem Sage (matagallo)
- Juniper (enebro)
- Kermes Oak (coscojas)
- Lichens (liquenes)
- Maidenhair Fern (culantrillo or brocal de pozo)
- Mastic Tree (lentisco)
- Mediterranean Fan Palm (palmito)
- Navelwort, Wall Pennywort (ombligo de venus)
- Rose Hip (escaramujo)
- Santolina (bolina)
- Sarsaparilla or Common Smilax (zarzaparilla
- Sharp Rush (juncos)
- Spanish Broom (gayumba)
- Tall Fescue (lastón)
- Thyme (aulagas)
- Turpentine Tree (cornicabra)
- White Asparagus (espárragos blancos)
- White Rock Rose (jara blanca)
- Wild Asparagus(espárragos trigueros)
- Wild Olive (acebuches)
- Wood Sage (zamarilla)
Amphibians
- Frog (rana común)
- Toad (sapo común)
Reptiles
- Chameleon (camaleón)
- Horseshoe Whip Snake (culebra de herradura)
- Ladder Snake (culebra de escalera)
- Montpellier Snake (culebra bastarda)
- Moorish Gecko (salamanquesa)
- Ocelated Lizard (lagarto ocelado)
- Red-tailed Spiny-foot Lizard (lagartija colirroja)
- Worm Lizard (culebrilla ciega)
Birds
- Barn Swallow (golondrina)
- Black Redstart (colirrojo tizón)
- Blue Rock Thrush (roquero solitaro)
- Bonelli’s Eagle (águila perdicera)
- Cetti’s Warbler (ruiseñor bastardo)
- Collared Dove (tórtola turca)
- Common House Martin (avión común)
- Common Kestrel (cernícalo vulgar)
- Common Redstart (colirrojo real)
- Crested Lark (cogujada)
- Cuckoo (cuco)
- Eurasian Eagle Owl (búho real)
- Goldfinch (jilguero)
- Great Spotted Woodpecker (pico picapino)
- Great Tit (carbonero)
- Greenfinch (verderón)
- Grey Partidge (perdiz)
- Grey Wagtail (lavandera cascadeña)
- Jackdaw (grajilla)
- Mistle Thrush (zorzal charlo)
- Orphean Warbler (curruca mirlona)
- Spectacled Warbler (curruca tomillera)
- Spotless Starling (estornino negro)
- Turtle Dove (tórtola)
- White Wagtail (lavandera blanca)
- Whitethroat (curruca zarcera)
- Wood Pigeon (paloma torcaz)
Mammals
- Badger (tejón)
- Brown Hare (liebre)
- Fox (zorro)
- Genet (gineta)
- Hedgehog (erizo común)
- Pipistrelle Bat (murciélago común)
- Weasel (comadreja)
Images courtesy of Wikipedia
For a comprehensive list of flora and fauna, including Spanish and Latin names and links to Wikipedia pages, click here.
Geology
Geology
Geology
The terrain is mountainous, consisting of limestone and dolomite outcrops. There are also areas of clayey loam, slate and shale.
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