26 October 2014 Rio Chillar

By -


Hi
This week we went on a new route for the group, we continued with our theme of great childhood adventures by going on another river walk. We even ventured outside Granada Province.
We had had an early 8.30 start from Beznar,  and with a group of 27 we set off for the drive to Nerja where we met up with 4 more. Goodness knows how many cars there were, but it looked like a presidential motorcade sweeping into town. We should have had police motorcycle outriders with us.
We were heading for the Rio Chillar for an incredible walk which we discovered last year.  At only 15 km in length it’s not going to be classed as one of the great rivers in Spain, but it must be one of the most spectacular.
The walk starts by following a wide river bed with what remains of the river meandering about on it’s final couple of kms down to the sea. Some in the group tried to keep their feet dry by carefully crossing the river, numerous times. It was a pointless exercise, everyone was going to be going home with wet feet. The further you walk the narrower the valley becomes, eventually you end up squeezing down a marble sided chasam, it’s like a pothole with blue sky.
After 4 km we came to a small laguna with enough dry ground around it for us to stop and have our picnic. It was also time to turn around and head back down the river.
It was a great walk and no one fell in..
With so many cars we needed a big carpark so we stopped at the petrol station/bar in Nerja for a drink and then returned to our valley.

We  walked 8.2 km and climbed 106 metres

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Walk Sunday 2 December 2018 Sierra Manar

By -
Image
This week we went walking in the Sierra Manar, the range of hills behind Dilar.  The walk had been postponed from a few weeks back when it was raining every day, it’s not a walk to do when the ground is wet and muddy. The weather forecast for this Sunday was for sunshine and temperatures of 21 degrees, perfect walking conditions.  The walk starts from the Ermita Nueva and heads up a gentle slope through Olive trees.  After 1 km the path follows the tree line on what at first looks like a level track. It soon becomes apparent that it’s not level at all, but a series of switchbacks with steep ups and downs.  There were only 9 in the group, and we all walked together, chatting and enjoying the warm sunshine. Nobody thought to check that we all turned onto a path into the forest. It was only when we emerged on the other side we noticed our group had dropped to 7, Elsa and Martine were missing.  At first, we weren't worried, we thought they would soon rejoin us. After
Read more

Walk Sunday 4 November 2018 Nerja

By -
Image
This week with snow on the Sierras we decided to go down to Nerja for our walk, at least it would be warm down there. I left home in long trousers, fleece and a jacket. One hour later, at the start of the walk from the caves, I was down to shorts and a T-shirt, don’t worry I had not thrown caution to the wind, they were all in my rucksack along with another 2 coats.  The route was a circular one setting off from the caves and the idea was that we could do an easy and a harder walk, with the easy walkers walking with us for the first half of the route and then making their way back along a 4X4 track, whilst the harder walk went up a hill. Trying to keep track as to who, and how many there were in the group was impossible, even Einstein would have had trouble keeping up with all the comings and goings. For the first 1km, the track follows a 4X4 road to the picnic site, it then drops down into a superb barranco which fortunately, even after all the rain, was still dry. Th
Read more

Walk 18 November 2018 Talara

By -
Image
The walk this Sunday was a local one from Talara. The weather forecast was not promising. It wasn’t a matter of if it rained, it was at what time would it start and how heavy.  We met at the crossroads in Talara and the fallback wet weather option was coffee in Antonio’s where we could reminisce about walking in dry sunny weather. It would only be a short discussion as dry weather was sadly lacking in 2018. It was decided to skip the coffee, it wasn’t raining yet, and we had a walk to do. The route was designed with 12 options to shorten it when the rain started, it also went close by a number of Limper homes where we could seek refuge if necessary.  The walk passed through Chite where we picked up a couple of stragglers and then headed off down to the dam. This is a wonderful path as it winds its way down the hillside in and out of the Agave plants, Fortunately, I had brought my machete with me, as a number needed trimming. I had to be careful this week, my care
Read more