Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park - Walks
By Jo Williams
Grazalema is one of the most popular places in Andalucia for walkers.
It has over 30 signposted routes, but many walks in the park have
restricted access to protect nesting birds and prevent fires in
summer. Contact the park office in El Bosque or in Grazalema for
more information.
Sendero Río El Bosque A linear 4.2km walk along the attractive,
wooded Majaceite river, lined with poplars, elms and willows, as
well as watermills. You can start/finish at either village along
this route, El Bosque or Benamahoma, where you can continue the
watery theme and visit the Ecomuseo del Agua on watermills, irrigation
and other water-related topics in the Sierra.
Sendero Calzada Romana is a 3km linear easy walk along
the Roman road between Benaocaz and Ubrique. The starting point
is in Benaocaz at the main entrance to the village from the A374.
Sendero El Pinsapar is a 10km walk starting from the CA531
road leading from Grazalema to Zahara. About 1km from the A372/CA531
crossroads is a picnic area with a car park, where the sendero begins.
You need to make sure you get permission first for this walk, from
the park office in El Bosque or one of the visitors' centres.
The first part of the walk is a steep ascent up the Sierra de
las Cumbres, where there are some great views over the Serranía
de Ronda to make up for the challenging climb. The path then takes
you up to the densely wooded Spanish fir forest.
Sendero Salto de Cabrero is a 7km walk to the Goatsherd's
Leap, a series of spectacular 80m-high rocky crags. The path begins
just outside Grazalema, on the A372 towards El Bosque, at the Puerto
del Boyar viewpoint (mirador).
Sendero de la Garganta Verde is a 2.3km walk that takes
around four hours. It has restricted access so you have to obtain
permission first from the park office in El Bosque or any other
park information centre. The path begins 3km south of Zahara at
a car park. You pass a cliff face where griffon vultures nest and
into the gorge with its towering vertical sides of up to 400m.
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