Individual travellers - for stronger walkers
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 A guided trek based on Mulhacén in the Sierra Nevada. We have some great walks lined up for you in the high country above the villages, where altitude gives fresh air even in the height of summer.
Bag the highest peak in Spain and perhaps include this trek as part of a longer holiday.
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The main features
- Suitable for june to september.
- 3 nights minimum.
- 1 night in a mountain refuge.
- 2 guided days.
- luggage transfer except to refuge.
- example Price for group of 4 €290 per person.
- Sole traveller booking supplement, 50 euros.
- Options.
- extend your stay to include 2 extra nights with a guided day.
- airport transfers.
The accommodation for the basic 3 nights varies from communal refuge to hotel* in the villages of Capileira and Trevélez. Optional days can be added and here the accommodation varies from pension to hotel*** in Bérchules, Mecina and Orgiva.
Meals. In general the holiday is organised on a B&B basis. The exception to this is the night in the refuge where dinner, breakfast and picnic are included. Information as to the best places to eat in the villages concerned will be provided and if required we are on hand to organise group meals.
The walking on this trek is strenuous rather than difficult; there is no scrambling involved but in this mountainous area the kilometres feel more like miles, it is likely to be hot and you will need to be at least averagely fit to enjoy it. The walks in some cases exceed 20km in distance and the height gain/loss will vary between 800 and 1500metres. See itinerary.
Refugio Poqueira |
 The refuge is a youth-hostel-like establishment that we use on night 2. Staying here gives more chance of arriving at the peak of Mulhacén on the following day in a more leisurely way, while still having time to take in the beauty.
All meals are provided at the refuge which has sleeping platforms with mattresses, blankets and disposable sheet bags, provided in unisex dormitories. If you prefer you can bring your own sheet /sleeping bag. The washrooms are also unisex, there are showers but hot water is not guaranteed.
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Trek itinerary |
The basic minimum of the holiday includes 3 nights accommodation with 2 guided days aiming at the peak of Mulhacen 3482m.
 day 1 - Capileira. Meeting day.
We will meet in the lively village of Capileira. Public transport information can be provided to help you arrive economically but airport transfers are offered as an extra.
B&B accommodation with pool.
 2nd day - To the refuge. Your guide will meet you after breakfast at the accommodation in Capileira and there follows 5 or 6 hours of uphill walking; 12kms. with 1200m of ascent. The minimum of kit will be carried and the bulk of your luggage will cared for and await you in the Trevelez hotel.
Your stay in the refuge is on a full-board basis and your guide will be with you overnight.
 3rd day - via Mulhacén to Trevélez. Our first target for today, weather permitting, is Mulhacén (3482m). After absorbing the view far north towards central Spain and south into Africa we start the descent via Las Siete Lagunas, and their falls to Trevélez and our hotel*. (Strenuous, 8/9 hrs. ascent 500m. descent 2000m)
B&B accommodation in hotel*.
In Trevélez the highest village in Spain, traditional life continues into the 21st C. It's a lively village made prosperous through its air cured ham industry and tourism. The friendly, family run hotel is a favourite with walkers and it's restaurant is notable.
4th day - depart or take the optional extra days described below. |
| Optionally add 2 nights to provide a rest day followed by another guided day. |
 4th day - resting in Trevélez. A day with no planned activities, but information will be provided to enable riverside walks. It's a chance to doze on the terrace, finish "War and Peace" or take a taxi in order to visit one of the other local villages.
B&B accommodation in hotel*. The hotel’s restaurant is perhaps the best in the Alpujarra with a good variety of traditional and vegetarian dishes, well presented and with good views to enjoy while eating. There is however, a wide choice of other eating places in the village.
 5th day - guided walking to Bérchules. Walking via the ridge pictured above. After working slowly up the valley the walk rises to the peak of Piedra Ventana (2500m) before descending slowly to Bérchules. There are spectacular views of Mulhacén and our previous route. (20kms. 1200m. ascent/descent.).
B&B accommodation in hotel**, pool.
6th day - Depart. |
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