7th December 2014 Circular walk above the Alhambra

By -


Hi
This week we went into Granada. and up to the recreational area of El llano de la Perdiz, behind the Alhambra, for our walk. We could not have chosen a better day to go, the temperature was around zero, the sky was blue and the sierras were covered in snow.
We started from the carpark and headed off to the Reloj de Sol, an enormous sun dial that also points to the summits of the mountains surrounding Granada.
 Continuing we headed off downhill to the start of a path that runs alongside an old disused acequia. We followed the path into Cenas. The views were outstanding. A lot of snow arrived last week so it looks like the ski season will have got off to a good start.
It wasn’t a big walk and we had plenty of time to admire the views. Finding a wall to sit on in Cenas we stopped for a little lunch, with a promise that we would stop again when we had finished all the climbing.
After our snack we continued on a gentle climb that took us back towards the carpark. I have never seen so many people  up here before. The picnic tables were all occupied, the BBQs were lit. It appeared that the whole of Granada were here, enjoying themselves on this long, pre-Christmas fiesta weekend. We managed to find some vacant benches amongst the pine trees, so we stopped for our second little lunch.
I had advertised the walk as 11 kms but when I checked the GPS it was showing a distance somewhat short of this. Not wanting to disappoint anyone with short measures we took a meandering route back to the cars. We just managed to push the walk into double figures. I don’t think anyone noticed that we had walked past the cars 3 times.
We left the car park, all of us following Jelle’s car, he seemed like a man who knew where he was going. It was a circuitous route around the top of the hill, taking in every water filled pot hole up there. Eventually we found the right exit and made our way home.    
An great day out was enjoyed by all.

We  walked 10km and climbed 254 metres.
In the afternoon we went to Ray and Caroline’s for tapas.

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