Tag: spain
Note – 2025-01-29 06:35
Even on the bad days it can still pay to "get out there" hiking. You never know! Very high winds over the higher mountains today so we headed down to the Guajares Valley and hiked a circular route bet...
Note – 2025-01-29 06:29
Good morning! Somewhere Over the Rainbow ... lies the village of Guajar Alto. We had just ascended from Guajar-Fondon to it's impressive Castillo when the rain stopped and the sun arrived
Note – 2025-01-22 08:39
A word of warning ... on yesterdays walk in the Sierra de los Guajares range we came across hundreds of Pine Processionary Caterpillars. Seems the warm weather had them dropping down from their cocoon...
Note – 2025-01-22 08:29
Poor weather up high yesterday so we headed south to the Sierra de los Guajares range where we found warm sunshine and light winds. Starting from above the town of Molvízar we climbed steeply up to th...
Note – 2025-01-20 12:59
Bit of a dull day today so we headed down to the lowers reaches of the Rio Gualalfeo on its way south to the Mediterranean at Motril.
Note – 2025-01-17 13:58
Can't say too much at present but during the early summer my friend, Felipe and I took part in the BBC series "Amanda and Alan's Spanish Job". This TV series will be screened weekly from 24th January....
Note – 2025-01-15 13:46
The return journey involved the spectacular traverse path north of Picacho Alto 1776m to the Collado de Abantos followed by zig zag descent westwards down to meet the forest road that returned us to o...
Note – 2025-01-15 13:44
A few minutes away is the superb summit pyramid. A small col in a dramatic situation is the place to have a rest and admire the plunging rock scenery. The scramble to the summit is simple but needs ca...
Note – 2025-01-15 13:41
The Corazon de la Sandia (1885m) is is one of our favorite hikes. We started an ascent yesterday in the cold morning air of the Dilar Valley. Crossing the Rio Dilar we followed the twisting gorge of t...
Note – 2025-01-14 19:19
Big day today on Corazon de la Sandia. There is no easy way up this peak, easiest route involves over 1000m of ascent & 14km. Nevertheless, despite the name, the "Heart of the Watermelon" is a dramati...
Note – 2025-01-13 17:07
Evening light over Lanjaron and the cliffs of Tajos Colorao tonight. Clouds building over the Sierra Nevada behind
Note – 2025-01-01 08:26
As we had never been to these mountains before we called this walk "The Sierras We've Never Heard Of"! The Sierra Elvira lie just NW of Granada city. Good motorway connections mean the start is just 4...
Note – 2024-12-20 10:16
Back in southern Spain our group hiked up the Silleta de Padul from Padul (S of Granada). A nice 12km circular hike with 850m ascent/descent. Much of interest, including spectacular views of the Sierr...
Note – 2024-12-06 14:42
It's bank holiday here in Spain so we knew many of the popular walks would be busy. Instead we drove 15 minutes to a town called Chite, which we had never visited before. Had beautiful hike through lu...
Note – 2024-12-05 08:55
Some more photos from our trip this week down the Barranco de Tajos Bermejales. A very interesting hiking route with twists and turns, ups and downs and a few surprising features. Be prepared for some...
Note – 2024-12-04 12:16
On certain sections of the Tajos de Bermejales gorge hike there are ropes to assist in descent or ascent. Have to say though that taking to the rocks direct seemed a much safer alternative 😀 . The fir...
