Sierra de Huetor of Southern Spain
The Sierra De Huetor lies just 15 minutes north of Granada and is often overlooked even by local walkers.The area has a distinctive feel all of its own. Now designated as a parque naural because of its unique Karst landscape of limestone escarpments and a habitat of mediterranean pines forest and scrub the area is carpeted in spring by wildflowers.The steep limestone cliffs offer some of the best scrambling in the area whilst the lower slopes provide easier walking through the native Mediterranean pine forest
Activities here include:-
Low level walking through Mediterranean pine forest a unique habitat being managed in the area.
Scrambling the cliffs of Pico de Majalijar 1,878m
Ridge walks along the limestone escarpments of Tajos del Herradero 1,802m.
martin@thelifeofriley.eu.com
(0034)696 354 824
Address: Aptd 88, Lanjaron
18420 Granada, Spain
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Martin
Riley who runs The Life of Riley is a qualified International Mountain
Leader (IML) and the first British guide to become a member of the
Spanish Mountain Guides Associacion. Martin holds public liability
insurance with Axa Winterthur.
Martin
has long experience of working and playing in the hills and mountains.
Walking and climbing in the UK and Europe for over 30 years and having
lived and worked in Lanjaron since 2005 he has an extensive knowledge of
the region’s mountains and wildlife. Prior to living in Spain he
managed a Countryside Ranger service and an activity centre in the north
of England.