Day walks in southern Spain
Cádiz mountains
Are you looking for things to do in Cádiz during your spring holidays? We got it. To do so, you can start raising the springtime walking on the best trails of Sierra de Grazalema. If you’re looking for woodland walks near Cádiz, we’ll lead you to one of the most fulfilling experiences for hiking lovers like us.
Sierra de Grazalema offers an excellent record of being the country’s first Unesco biosphere in 1977, and in amongst the 53,400 hectares of this Natural Park, you’ll find all sorts of astonishing trails. Not only you can find the most famous hiking walks, such as El Torreón or Río Majaceite river trails, but also, you can walk through El Pinsapar trail, located in Sierra del Pinar. In this article, we’ll take you to one of the best forest and woodland walks you can do in southern Spain.
Hiking El Pinsapar trail
To begin with our trail, you will start in Benamahoma’s cemetery gate, ascending the road near to it. Throughout this stage, we will find holm and gail oak. Moreover, once we arrive at a signposted detour, we will take the road that leads us up to Grazalema. Following this trail, arriving at El Puerto del Pinar, the hike will regard you spectacular views of Zahara reservoir, El Torreón and San Cristobal peaks.
- Location: Grazalema, 61.08 miles away from Cádiz city.
- Total distance: 6.83 miles
- Hike time: 3 hours
- Difficulty Rating: easy
- Highest elevation: 1354.99 feet
- Best For: exploring fauna and flora
- Dogs: leashed
From this point on, we will be walking through El Pinsapar, which in the spring season, is fully leafy and blossomed. By the time we get into the point where spanish firs allow us to look at Caídas del Pinar. This is the place where this type of trees gather, leaving behind the snowfield. Eventually, we will arrive to el Puerto de las Cumbres. From this place, we observe the mountain range of sierra de Zafalgar, los Llanos de Rabel and Viña del Moro.
Continuing our hike, we give the first glances at Grazalema town and at its Fresnillo reservoir. From here, we will begin or descend through a rocky route, surrounded by a replanted pine forest, leading us to Las Canteras or Los Areneros, located 1,55 miles from Grazalema white village.
Welcome guided tours and learn about the wildlife
It is important to realize that you need to ask for permission to walk this trail. But don’t worry, our local guides will cover the authorisations needed. All you have to do is carry your own stuff, stay hydrated, and focus on putting one foot in front of the other.
Few experiences open up the heart, lungs, and mind quite like hiking in a new place during the spring season. When you go with our local guides, you’ll meet the people who live there.
In the company of guides who are experts in wildlife and nature, make the most of your visit to Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park. Then, contact us for more information about how to book your guided hiking.
