Walking in Andalucia: 36 Routes In Andalucia's Natural Parks [Paperback]

A guidebook to 36 walks in the natural and national parks of Spains Andaluc?a region. Graded by difficulty from easy strolls to strenuous mountain hikes, there are routes to suit both beginner and more experienced walkers alike.

Walks range from 4 to 21km (213 miles) and can be enjoyed in 27 hours. They are split between six diverse areas based on the six parks: Aracena, Grazalema, Los Alcornocales, La Axarqu?a (the coastal plain around Nerja, just south of the Almijara), Las Alpujarras (in the Sierra Nevada) and Cazorla.

• Clearroute descriptionillustrated with1:50,000 mapping
• GPX filesavailable for download
• Information onbases and facilities
• Local points of interest
• Sized to easilyfit in a jacket pocket

This guidebook explores six of Andaluc?a's most beautiful Natural Parks, the Sierra Nevada regions of Aracena, Grazalema, Los Alcornocales and the Gauc?n, La Axarqu?a, the Alpujarras and Cazorla, along the great belt of the Cordillera B?tica mountains. The thirty-six half-day and full-day mostly circular walks are evenly split within these six regions, and range in length from 4 to 21km. Walks are graded and some involve steep ascents and descents, all within the capabilities of a reasonably fit walker.

The vast mountain range of the Cordillera B?tica offers some of the finest year-round walking in Europe. Towering above the Mediterranean, the highest peaks of the Sierra Nevada rise to almost 3500m, mainland Spain's highest mountains. And wrapped within this mighty belt of mountains are some of Spain's most beautiful villages and mountain trails.

The routes are based in and around the villages of Aracena, Grazalema, Jimena de la Frontera, Cazorla, Bubi?n and C?mpeta, all of which lie within protected Nature Reserves. They are best enjoyed mid-September through to mid-June, though mid-summer walks can still be comfortably undertaken in thelC/