I have done this walk in Las Alpujarras at every time of the year but, in my opinion, it is best undertaken in the autumn. On this occasion, I was accompanied by Meg, our border collie pup. Words and photos from guest writer, Ian Tupman I parked the car at the Hoya del Magalite, a [...]
Read More Ferreirola, fondales, la taha, orgiva, pitres, Trevelez
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. Today we were climbing up La Concha (1243m), which is really an interesting series of lumps on a long rocky ridge [...]
Read More costa del sol, la concha, refugio juanar, sierra blanca
A day walk in the Tabernas Deserts Sometimes you can get caught out by the weather, normally bad weather. But this time the weather was good, too good! Our day trek in the Tabernas desert badlands of Almeria turned into a very hot walk indeed. Due to the heat we don’t normally visit the deserts [...]
Read More mini hollywood, rambla de tabernas, tabernas desert
Describes a lovely summer walk from Pradollano ski station to the Refugio Elorrieta, with it’s magnificent views of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Access the walk from Borreguilles, above the Sierra Nevada ski town. In summer months a gondola and chairlift take you to nearly 3000m on the slopes of Veleta. Yesterday though we had [...]
Read More accion sierra nevada, alpine accentor, collado de las yeguas, Elorrieta, lagunillas
Guest writer, Ian Tupman, describes an hike to the summit of this wonderful peak in the foothills of Spain’s Sierra Nevada mountains, just SE of the city of Granada. Not having done any serious hill walking in February and March, I wanted to get out and do a good leg and lung-stretcher before returning to [...]
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The little known Sierra de Huetor north east of Granada, Andalucia offers some really interesting and relaxed forest walking. In mid winter easy motorway access also offers the chance to enjoy superb snowshoeing terrain. We have been visiting the Sierra de Huetor since 2002. Mainly exploring and scrambling our way around the mountain ridges of [...]
Read More Firecrest, golden eagles, griffon vultures, Iberian Green Woodpecker, Nutchatch, Short Toed EaglesWe have just completed a varied weeks hiking in the Alpujarras and wanted to show you some of the walks and scenery this wonderful area has to offer. We produced a short video shown below. During the week we managed to complete the following walking itineraries: GR7 Trevelez to Busquistar Pampaneira to Pitres via Bubion [...]
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The delapidated Refugio de Cebollar makes an interesting days hiking destination above Puente Palo in the Alpujarras region of southern Spain. Park the car at the forestry recreation site at Puente Palo above the towns of Lanjaron, Soportujar and Cañar. Head left up the main forest track. After some 45 minutes take the second main [...]
Read More hut, las alegas, los machos, puente palo, rio chicoFrom the Alpujarras to the south the ascent of Mulhacen, highest peak in mainland Spain can be done in a long day in the summer. But how can you make the round trip more interesting by traversing the mountain and not covering the same ground twice? Access Through the town of Lanjaron to Orgiva. Turn [...]
Read More Alto de Chorillo, Forestry Station, mountain, Mulhacen, Portillo, Trevelez
It’s always great when your mountain adventures can be accompanied by a four legged friend. I took my husky, Khumbu on a trek into the Sierra Nevada, camping in the upper Lanjaron valley by streams and under a spectacular night sky. This was to be his first overnight trip. My lightweight summer backpack felt strangely [...]
Read More bivvy, cerro de caballo, dog, dog adventures, husky, Rio Lanjaron, Sierra Nevada