Lecrin Valley Limpers

8.30 pm Friday 30th March The weather forecast is not looking good for Sunday, heavy rain. If the weather is dry but cloudy we can do the Monachil walk and then go on to Colin and Lesley's for tapa, so meet at 9 am in Nigúelas. If it is raining and the walks are cancelled, the tapa will still be on, so meet in Nigúelas at 1 pm. Check this site for the latest information.

The walk this week, the 25th March, saw us all meeting in Padul and, even though the clocks had gone forward during the night, everyone was on time. The big feature of this walk is the great car shuttle, which involved leaving 2 cars positioned at the end of the walk, 16 walkers and 3 dogs squeezed into 4 cars which were then driven to the start of the walk., about l 2km down the Carretera de Cabra., The cars had to be retrieved when we had completed the walk.. The walk is on a good quality campo road that twists and turns through farm land, and so far it has escaped the attention of the cement mixing road builders. The road is as near as you will get in these parts to a 12 km long down hill road, having only 3 short up hill sections. At all times you have extensive views over the Sierra Nevada. The weather was good and the strong northerly wind that had been blowing all week had abated. After all the walkers were reunited with their cars we all headed off to Rob and Sandy...

We awoke on Sunday morning to a bright and sunny day, which was a pleasant surprise after the mist and rain we had had on Saturday, its great to have a wet day now and then, but we can't do with it interfering with our Sunday walk. After meeting up in Nigúelas, this weeks group of Limpers set off on the Gold finger walk, that starts off by following the GR7 path from Niguelas towards Acequias before heading up the hillside of Cerro Alto, quite daunting to the untrained eye, but surprisingly easy once you get started. and we did it with only one stop, so the fitness levels must be going up. I can see the high altitude summer walks becoming a race to see who can get to the summit first. This weeks tapa had been arranged at Chez Als', who unfortunately is still on sick leave, and unable to walk in his beloved mountains, but it did give him time to prepare a rather delicious Paella, but I did notice on a couple of occasions Quina offering him helpful suggestions. The p...

Dear All I know I keep saying in our walk reports how wonderful the walks have been, and that the views were great, but our walk this weekend, to the Huétor Parque Natural, must rank amongst best. To get to the park, which is north of Granada, involves a 45 minute drive, and I know that you who still live in the UK will consider this trivial, involving a journey of probably no more than 2 miles. For us hillbillies from the valley it was a major expedition, to a land far away, that not many Lecriners had ever seen before. Surprisingly the start of the walk is only a hundred meters away from the A92 autovia, but you would think you were a million miles from anywhere in the thick pine forest and the views over the park. So with a group of 12 eager walkers we set off to discover this natural paradise. The walk is a circular one and for the first part follows a forest Camino as it meanders along in the valley floor, and it is only when you have gone about 3 km and gained a bit ...

Dear all What a glorious day we had on Sunday, for our walk from Lanjaron to Mondujar. The sun shone all day, and as a change from the last two walks there was no wind. The walk sets off from Lanjaron and for the first hour follows the GR7 track towards Nigúelas, then, just as you start to get fed up of the up hill trek, it branches off on a little track that twists and turns its way across the hillside towards Mondujar. You can tell from the photo that the temperature was quite high by the fact everybody headed for the shade when we had a coffee stop. Water was a problem on this walk, but with judicious sharing of scarce resources everyone survived. The tapa club reconvened at Josettes' house afterwards. Alan, who arrived back in the valley during the week, put in a guest appearance. Having returned from India with a bad foot he was unable to do the walk, and there was me thinking that the A team walks would be starting again. Once again thanks to everyone for a goo...