Our last hike on our 8 day trip to Andalusia started just 20 min outside Granada from the small town of Monachill. This is also where Sierra Nevada mountains begin, but we only hiked in the lower parts of it. Actually, since it was may, the top parts were still covered in snow! Our hiking... Continue Reading →
Hiking at Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja, Andalusia
Right behind Estepona is Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja which offers amazing views to the entire Andalusian coastline, and you can even see all the way to Gibraltar and Morocco. And what is best, you can get to the viewing platform by car, so no need to hike unless you want like we did. We ended... Continue Reading →
So many options for hiking in Competa in Andalusia
The surroundings of the village of Competa has plenty of hiking opportunities routes which are mostly well marked. The hike we took was some 10km and started on the hill behind Competa (you can see our route here). The first half was mainly uphill, with amazing views from the top over the valleys on the other... Continue Reading →
Encountering wild horses while hiking near Canillas de Albaida in Andalusia
Our first longer hike started just 1km from our house (our route in wikiloc). The entire hike was some 10km, and lasted some 3-4h, including a break for light lunch which we had packed with us. We found the hike with Wikiloc hiking tracking app which is great for discovering hikes, I just wish tracking... Continue Reading →