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Guidebook to walks and multi-day treks in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Spain's Andalucia. The 38 routes include the highest point of continental Spain, Mulhacén, and take in villages including Trevélez, Lanjarón and Capileira. Includes main ridge traverses, high mountain scrambles and a Spanish Three Peaks challenge.
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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.
	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
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Richard Hartley has lived in the Sierra Nevada since 2002. He lives with his partner and beloved dogs just outside the spa town of Lanjarón, in the Alpujarras region south of the main mountain range. He is the owner of a local tour and guiding company who run mountaineering, snowshoeing and ski touring trips into the winter mountains of the Sierra Nevada and, further afield, organise regular expeditions to the Southern Patagonian Icecap.
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