A guidebook to 30 day walks and 2-day excursions, 5 high mountain scrambles and three longer multi-day routes in Spain’s Sierra Nevada. Routes are graded by difficulty: all call for good fitness and hillwalking experience, and the more demanding options involve navigational challenge, prolonged ascents, remote rugged mountain terrain and scrambling.

The walks range from 5 to 38km (3–24 miles) and from 3 hours to 2–3 days. The scrambles are graded from Grade 2 to 3S. Also included are a 3–7 day traverse of the range’s 3000m peaks, a 3-day traverse of the 3 highest peaks ('Los Tres Picos') and an overview of the 302km (188 mile) Sulayr GR240.

• Clear route description illustrated with 1:50,000 mapping (1:100,000 and 1:250,000 for the longer treks)
• Photo topos showing the line of the scrambles
• GPX files available for download
• Information on water sources, plus additional notes for winter mountaineers
• Includes ascents of Mulhacén, mainland Spain’s highest summit

Overview map
Mulhacén and Alcazaba overview map
Map key
Mountain safety
Route summary tables

Introduction
Plants and wildlife
Climate and conditions
Getting to the Sierra Nevada
Getting around
Accommodation and bases
Respecting the environment
Safety and rescue
Water sources
Weather resources
Planning and maps
Using this guide

Walks
Trevélez
Route 1    Ascent of Alcazaba via Cañada de Siete Lagunas
Route 2    Ascent of Mulhacén via Cañada de Siete Lagunas
Route 3    Round of the Río Juntillas and Trevélez valleys
Capileira
Route 4    Barranco de Poqueira circular
Route 5    Ascent of Mulhacén from Hoya del Portillo
Refugio Poqueira
Route 6    Ascent of Mulhacén from Refugio Poqueira
Route 7    The Caldera peaks
Route 8    Around Mulhacén via the Vasar and Siete Lagunas
Route 9    The Púlpitos
Western Alpujarras
Route 10    Pico del Tajo de los Machos and Cerrillo Redondo
Route 11    Ascent of Cerro del Caballo from the south
Route 12    Ascent of Cerro del Caballo via los Tres Mojones
Dílar valley
Route 13    Silleta de Padul
Route 14    Integral de los Alayos
Cumbres Verdes
Route 15    Boca de la Pesca
Route 16    Trevenque via Cuerda del Trevenque
Route 17    Circuit of Trevenque and Dílar valley
Route 18    The Cerro Huenes group
Route 19    Pico del Tesoro and Cerro del Cocón
Route 20    Trevenque direct
Ski area – Hoya de la Mora
Route 21    Veleta, Tajos de la Virgen and Lagunillas
Route 22    Veredón Superior and Cerro de los Machos
Route 23    Veredón Inferior, Veta Grande, northern flanks and lakes
Route 24    Across the mountains to Lanjarón via Refugio Elorrieta
Vereda de la Estrella/Genil valley
Route 25    Vereda de la Estrella, Refugio Cucaracha and Cueva Secreta
Route 26    Cortijos del Hornillo circular
Route 27    Ascent of Mulhacén via Cueva Secreta
Route 28    Round of the northern peaks via Peña Partida
Jérez del Marquesado and Refugio Postero Alto
Route 29    Ascent of Picón de Jérez and round of the Alhorí valley
Puerto de la Ragua
Route 30    The eastern peaks

Main ridge traverse and longer treks
Route 31    ‘Los Tres Miles’ Integral 3000m peaks
Route 32    ‘Los Tres Picos’ – Veleta, Mulhacén and Alcazaba
Route 33    The Sulayr GR240

High mountain scrambles
Route 34    Espolón de Alcazaba
Route 35    Traverse of Puntal de la Caldera
Route 36    Espolón de la Caldera
Route 37    Arista de las Campanitas
Route 38    North ridge of Tozal del Cartujo

Appendix A    List of the 3000m peaks
Appendix B    Accommodation
Appendix C    Useful contacts
Appendix D    Glossary
Appendix E    Further reading

Seasons

Route descriptions assume summer conditions but seasonal notes are given where relevant for the winter hillwalker, as well as the location of suitable water sources during the hot summer months

Centres

Trevélez, Capileira, Lanjarón, Nigüelas, Dílar, Cumbres Verdes, Granada, Sierra Nevada ski area, Güéjar Sierra, Jérez de Marsquesado

Difficulty

Graded routes of varying difficulty, from easy half-day jaunts and day-trips to tough multi-day treks. High-level routes but also superb lower-level alternatives, including eight walks in the Cumbres Verdes and Dílar Valley hills SE of Granada. Five high mountain scrambles for the more adventurous (graded 2 to 3S).

Must See

Mulhacén, the highest mountain in mainland Spain; Los Tres Picos - the three highest peaks in the Sierra Nevada; Los Tres Miles Integral - a multi-day ridge-walk covering all the main 3000m peaks; high-level summer scrambles

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