Sierra Nevada Walking – Across the Sierra Nevada

Across the Sierra Nevada

Andalucia, home to mainland Spain's highest peaks

Holiday information

Nights: 6
Grade: 3, ascents & descents each day
Terrain: valleys, terraced farmland, woods, mountain paths
Hotels: one rural inn; one 2-star hotel; one 3-star hotel
Meals: 6 breakfasts, 4 dinners, 2 picnics

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If you are flying via Granada, city of the Moors, add on a city break for a contrast to your walking holiday.

About Las Alpujarras >Las Alpujarras owes its unique character in part to its geography and in part to man’s attempts to tame the landscape. High above towers the Sierra Nevada, Europe’s second highest mountain range, whose eternally snow-capped peaks contrast with the green of Las Alpujarras, the steep-sided river valleys on the Sierra’s southern slopes which run down towards the sea. Early settlers toiled to cut terraces into the slopes, and these were refined by the Moors, who developed an intricate irrigation system – still in use today – and introduced lemons, oranges, peaches and pomegranates. They also built the Berber-style villages so typical of the area – rectangular stone buildings with flat roofs and tall chimneys. Each season has its own charm, be it the spring almond blossom, the tinkling of mountain streams in summer, or the glorious autumn colours of the oaks and sweet chestnuts. The area is well known for its cured hams, which owe their superb flavour to the purity of the mountain air.

self-guided hotel-to-hotel walking, luggage transported
thrilling ascents and descents
pretty Alpujarran villages
ascend mainland Spain’s highest peak

Spain’s second-highest mountain range, the Sierra Nevada, towers majestically over the southern coastal plains. Its rugged, snow-capped peaks give way to a series of steep-sided, terraced river valleys, which run southwards towards the Mediterranean. Small glacial lakes dot the high mountain pastures whilst the myriad fast-flowing streams, fed by the melting snow, have carved out a landscape of deep river gorges below.

Trevélez and Capileira are, respectively, the first and second highest villages in Spain, located at an altitude above that of the peak of Ben Nevis. Overall, this is the highest-level walk in our programme, higher even than our routes in the Alps.

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Pretty, flat-roofed villages cling to the valley sides, a relic from the North African Berbers who made the most lasting impact on these landscapes. Exquisitely constructed canals still carry the snow melt to the lower fertile slopes of the Alpujarras, while abandoned threshing floors, ancient terraces and old stone farmhouses are etched into the steep hillsides. Our thrilling walking route leads you far above these farmlands, with challenging ascents to alpine pastures way beyond the tree-line, a world of grazing ibex and bright gentians, only accessible in summer months. Your holiday takes place entirely in the National and Natural Parks of the Sierra Nevada and links three pretty Alpujarran villages.

Grade 3 Walk

Walking Chart

Average Temperatures
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
12	14	17	20	23	30	34	33	29	23	17	12

Mountains of the Auvergne
Thrilling routes lead from one friendly inn to the next.
Crete’s South-West Coast
Enjoy one of our most rewarding and beautiful coastal walks.
White Towns & Rugged Mountains
This is Andalucia at its wildest and most remote.
The Rugged Hills & Coast of Asturias
Scenic paths, ancient churches and charming villages.
The High Route
Exhilarating ridge walking high above the Alpine meadows.

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01653 617001