Just half an hours drive from the busy Costa del Sol and you are in a different world where some great walking and hiking opportunities exist far above the sparkling waters of the mediterranean. More about the walking
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Looking for a challenge? Something different? Is climbing 3 of the biggest peaks in Spain in 3 days tough enough? Try “Los Tres Picos” charity challenges in Spain’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Mulhacen (3482m), Veleta (3394m) and Alcazaba (3371m). More info about Charity Challenges in the Sierra Nevada
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We have been helping to restore the Refugio de Caballo, at nearly 3000m in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada, Spain. Very hard work, but it has allowed us to give something back to the mountains that have given us so much over the years. As we needed a mule to carry materials up there [...]
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A selection from an Alpujarras walking week in September. Shows walks in the Poqueira gorge, La Taha and along the GR7 and GR142 paths. Visits the towns of Busquistar, Trevelez, Pitres, Capileira and Mecina Fondales.
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A wonderful 5 or 6 day trek taking in all the major 3000+ peaks in the Sierra Nevada camping by high mountain lakes and streams. The route roughly followed the main ridge line El Caballo, Veleta, Mulhacen and Alcazabar, Laguna de Vacares and out via Picon de Jerez, to Jerez in the NE of the [...]
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A short trek into the magnificent northern bowl (Corral) of Veleta in Spain’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Enter the Corral via the Veredon path and traverse across the valley below dramatic cliffs, before climbing up the slopes to the summit of Cerro de los Machos. One of the best viewpoints for the whole Sierra Nevada.
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The remarkable, barren badlands of Tabernas in Almeria provide rich walking and hiking opportunities in a truly unique European environment, especially during the colder winter months. We have been walking in these desert regions for many years now. They never fail to provide excitment and interest and our enthusiasm never wanes for this spectacular walking [...]
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The most primitive hotel in Spain! If you want to get back to basics in a natural environment then this is the place to go. Great for birdwatching, wildlife and walking. To the west of Andalucia, in the Natural Park of Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche, and declared a Biosphere Reserve, sits “Sierra [...]
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We are growing to love this area and have seldom met other people on our journeys through these hills. In addition to wild and quiet walking we have also “discovered” some brilliant scrambling potential. Some of the summits surpass (in our opinion) many of those found in the higher Sierra Nevada! The Sierra de Huetor, [...]
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Fun and frolics, scrambling and climbing along the wonderful Cavall Bernat ridge in Mallorca, probably the best high class ridge scramble in the med! The whole ridge is a excellent day outing taking between 6 and 8 hours. You can make the scrambling easier or harder, or even take in more difficult rock climbing options. [...]
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