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Over 40 half and full-day walks along Andalucia's Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. The guidebook features the best of the Subbetica range, nearly all walks falling within Natural Parks and Reserves, from Vejer to Tarifa on the Atlantic and from Estepona, Marbella and Mijas to Nerja and Almunecar on the Mediterranean. Year-round walking.
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A guidebook to 40 coastal walks in Andalucia, Spain. Exploring six natural parks along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts, plus La Sierra de Mijas, the routes are graded by difficulty, with options to suit both beginner and experienced walkers.
Walks range from 6 to 20km (4–12 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–8 hours. The routes cover the Costa de la Luz and Costa del Sol, as well as the Nerja region and Cabo de Gata near Almeria, with Malaga airport providing easy access and Andalucia’s favourable climate allowing for year-round walking.
Map key
Overview map
Route summary table
Preface
Introduction
Seven coastal regions
Plants and wildlife
Andalucía over the years
Getting there
When to go
Accommodation
Eating out in southern Spain
Language
Money
Communications
What to take
Maps
Staying safe
Using this guide
1 Costa de la Luz
Parque Natural de la Breña y las Marismas
Walk 1 Santa Lucía circuit
Walk 2 Las Marismas de Barbate circuit
Walk 3 Vejer de la Frontera southern circuit
Walk 4 Los Caños de Meca circuit
Walk 5 Cape Trafalgar to Conil via the Torre de Castilnovo
Parque Natural de Los Alcornocales y del Estrecho
Walk 6 Valdevaqueros circuit via Punta Paloma
Walk 7 Río de Guadalmesí circuit
Walk 8 El Pelayo circuit via the Torre de Guadalmesí
Walk 9 Río de la Miel circuit
Walk 10 Gibraltar circuit via Mediterranean Steps
2 Costa del Sol
Paraje Natural de Sierra Bermeja y Sierra Crestellina
Walk 11 Manilva circuit via the Utrera Gorge
Walk 12 Casares circuit via la Crestellina
Walk 13 Casares eastern circuit
Walk 14 Casares circuit via La Acedía
Walk 15 Pico Reales circuit via El Pinsapar forest
Parque Natural de la Sierra de las Nieves
Walk 16 Istán circuit via the Infierno valley
Walk 17 Istán to the Río Verde and back
Walk 18 Istán reservoir circuit via the San Miguel chapel
Walk 19 Marbella circuit via Cruz de Juanar
Walk 20 Ascent of La Concha from Refugio de Juanar
Walk 21 Refugio de Juanar circuit via Los Cuchillos
La Sierra de Mijas
Walk 22 Mijas circuit via the Pico de Mijas
Walk 23 Mijas circuit via Puerto de Málaga
Walk 24 Alhaurín el Grande circuit
Walk 25 Alhaurín de la Torre western circuit
Walk 26 Alhaurín de la Torre southern circuit
Walk 27 Benalmádena circuit
3 Costa Tropical
Parque Natural de la Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama
Walk 28 Ascent of La Maroma from Canillas de Aceituno
Walk 29 Cómpeta circuit via Puerto Blanquillo
Walk 30 Frigiliana to El Fuerte and back
Walk 31 Frigiliana circuit via Cruz de Pinto
Walk 32 Nerja circuit via the Río Chillar
Walk 33 Maro to Frigiliana
Walk 34 La Herradura circuit via Cantarriján beach
4 Costa de Almería
Parque Natural de Níjar-Cabo de Gata
Walk 35 San José circuit via Monsul and Los Genoveses
Walk 36 Presillas Bajas to the Majada Redonda and back
Walk 37 Los Escullos circuit via San José
Walk 38 Rodalquilar circuit via Cortijo del Fraile
Walk 39 Las Negras circuit via El Playazo
Walk 40 Agua Amarga to Las Negras
Appendix A Useful contacts
Appendix B Accommodation
Appendix C Glossary
Appendix D Further reading
We are always grateful to readers for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground. If you would like to send some information to us then please use our contact form. They will be published here following review by the author(s).
Guy Hunter-Watts lived and worked in Andalucía for over 30 years. After studying at the universities of Santiago and Salamanca, he taught English in South America before moving to the Ronda mountains where he led guided walks for almost 25 years. His work as a walking guide and freelance journalist took him to many corners of the planet including India, Namibia, Tanzania, Latin America and Mongolia. Sadly, Guy passed away in 2023.
View author profileMike Yeatman retired from owning several businesses in the UK to live in a mountain village near Ronda in 2020. He has walked, climbed and trekked extensively around the world including adventures in Iceland, Arctic Norway, Sweden, China, Africa, the Alps and North America. Mike previously owned and operated a mountain holiday business in the UK. With his wife, and fellow keen mountaineer, Christine he now lives for part of the year in the French Alps and the rest of the year in the Grazalema national park in Spain.
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