Lecrin Valley Limpers

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 ...

Hi There wasn’t a walk on Sunday, instead we held a big BBQ in Beznar. Normally we have a BBQ in the spring before the fire lighting restrictions come into force, but this year there was not sufficient time to fit one in around all the walks, so we went for an Autumn one instead. We held it at a new venue for us, down by the lake in Beznar. The weather was perfect, sunny with a gentle breeze to keep the temperature down. I had hoped we could have got a bit more shade but someone had beaten us to the best spot. There were more than 40 of us this year for our picnic, and we needed 3 BBQ’s to cope with all the cooking, and then there are all the salads and accompaniments needed for a successful cook out. A very enjoyable afternoon, and a big thank you to our master chefs who cooked all the food. We walked 0.0 km and climbed 00 metres

Hi The plan this week was to do a walk in the Rio Chillar in Nerja. This is a spectacular walk in a deep sided gorge. It’s not a walk to do if there is a risk of thunderstorms or heavy rain. Unfortunately both these conditions were forecast for Sunday, so an alternative plan was drawn up. A short, local, dry river walk, which we could do and get back from before the forecast rain arrived at 1pm. There had been heavy rain and thunderstorms overnight so I was most surprised when there were 25 of us for the walk, which started from the BP garage in Cozvijar. The route follows various tracks, paths and roads as it heads towards Conchar, before finally dropping down through a jungle to the waterfall Salto de agua del arroyo del alcázar. This is a delightful spot and a great place to chill out in the summer. Unfortunately we had only been there a few minutes when it started to rain, not heavily, but enough to warrant waterproofs. Returning by a slightly different path, which...

Hi Do you remember when you were a kid? You could climb trees, swim in rivers, climb rocks, nothing scared you, you were invincible. Well, this week we were all aged 10 again, and we went scrambling. We met in Albunúelas and then drove about 4 km up the Rio Santo valley and parked the cars in the dry river bed. The weather forecast was for rain after 5pm, I hoped they were right with their timings and that we would not find the cars washed away down the river. There was a big storm in Granada on Thursday and cars were floating in the streets.   The walk started by following the forest road, high above the barranco. After a couple of kms another barranco crosses the road and this was were the fun began. Mike had decided to miss out on all the adventures in the barranco, he is finally getting wise to some of my walks. Instead he took a small band of the less intrepid on an alternative route and met us at the top of the waterfall. Our route took us up an incredible v...