Walks
With many years experience of living and walking in this magnificent area of Spain, we can help and advise you on the endless opportunities that the Sierra Nevada's, las Alpujarras and other local areas have to offer. Whether your walking is a short valley stroll, or a high mountain trek, we have a widerange of self guided walks, guide books and maps of the area. Over the years, and thousands of kilometres of walking, we have built up a unique and ever expanding knowledge of the tracks and paths surrounding our area. The only thing you have to do is decide at what time of the year you want to visit, and in which of our properties you want to stay.
Winter is a favourite time of the year to visit for many people, especially if you want to escape the long grey damp days of Northern Europe. A typical winters day in Granada is bright blue sky with temperatures around 15 degrees. You may need a fleece, and the central heating on at night when those clear skies mean the temperatures plummet, but during the day, in the glorious sunshine, who knows what you will strip down to. On average we get 300 days of sunshine a year, and the other 65 aren't generally bad.
While you may not be able to walk the high mountain trails, due to the snow, the mid to lower routes offer a great opportunity to do some serious walking if you wish. The local ski resort, 1 hour away, normally opens late November to Easter.
November and December bring a respite from that relentless Christmas shopping that you have to endure in the UK.
January! Well you did promise yourself to get fit and shed those extra pounds you put on over Christmas. In February the Almond trees are in flower and the hills are covered in a wonderful mass of pink and white blossom. In March the Oranges are ready for picking, have you ever eaten an Orange straight off the tree, somehow they taste different from the ones in the supermarket.
Huétor National park
Situated about 40 Km from the LecrinValley there are a number of walks within the park graded from easyof about 1 hour to medium at about 4 hours, and there is a visitorcentre with an aviary where they look after injured birds foundwithin the park. A good time to visit is when the snow has fallen onthe Sierra Nevada's.
Pico Lucero
A spectacular triangular shaped mountain about 35 km from the Lecrin Valley. Looks impossible to climb but there is a good well marked path to the top with views in all directions, this is a must for any mountain aficionado. The walk can either be long 25km, or about 8 km if you drive on a forest road to the starting point.
Rio Dilar
15 km from the LecrinValley. There are a number of walks in this heavily wooded valley,from an easy river walk that criss crosses the river a number oftimes depending on how far you walk, best done in sandals so you canpaddle across the river and there are picnic tables available.Another walk from this point takes you up Picacho Alto (1773 metres)before taking you on a high mountain traverse. A spectacular 15kmwalk.
Mulhacen
25 km from Lecrin. Spains highest mountain, there are two ways up this mountain, the easy route involves catching a National park bus from Capileira that takes you up about 15 km and leaving you with about 770 metre 8 km climb. Can only be done in the summer when the buses run and there is no snow on the ground. The hard way is to start at Capileria and climb the 2000 metres to the summit, plan to spend the night at the refugio on your way up, if this is your chosen way.
Murchas Castle
In the Lecrin valley. A ruined Moorish castle in a spectacular setting and easy 3 hour walk.
Nigúelas cross.
In the LecrinValley. A steep hard ascent up an impossible hillside, this difficultto find path is well worth the effort involved in getting to the top.
Silleta
In the Lecrin valley. A circular walk from Padul, 15 km long with an ascent of 730 metres, great views over Granada and the Sierra Nevada mountains
