A guidebook to 40 half and full day coastal walks in Andalucía. The graded routes, which are suitable for any reasonably fit walker, range from 6km to 19.5km and can be walked all year round. The walks are located in seven of the region’s most beautiful National Parks and protected areas (including La Breña y las Marismas, Los Alcornocales y del Estrecho, La Sierra de las Nieves and Níjar-Cabo de Gata) and are mostly circular in nature, negating the need for any logistical legwork.
Step-by-step route descriptions for each walk are accompanied by 1:50,000 mapping, together with information about points of interest en route. Also included is a useful glossary and route summary table, plus all the practical information needed to explore Andalucía’s coast on foot – equipment, safety, when to go, refreshments, accommodation and more.
The picturesque coastline of Andalucía is a walker's dream. Sandwiched between mountain and sea, walkers are rewarded with both dazzling mountain vistas and stunning seascapes. The sense of history embedded in these ancient coastal byways – which dates back to ages past – is an added delight, making the walking all the richer.
COSTA DE LA LUZ
Parque Natural de la Breña y las Marismas
- Walk 2 Las Marismas de Barbate circuit
- Walk 3 Vejer de la Frontera southern circuit
- Walk 4 Los Caños de Meca circuit
- Walk 5 Cape Trafalgar to Conil via the Torre de Castilnovo
- Parque Natural de Los Alcornocales y del Estrecho
- Walk 6 Valdevaqueros circuit via Punta Paloma
- Walk 7 Río de Guadalmesí circuit
- Walk 8 El Pelayo circuit via the Torre de Guadalmesí
- Walk 9 Río de la Miel circuit
- Walk 10 Gibraltar circuit via Mediterranean Steps
COSTA DEL SOL
Paraje Natural de Sierra Bermeja y Sierra Crestellina
- Walk 11 Manilva circuit via the Utrera Gorge
- Walk 12 Casares circuit via la Crestellina
- Walk 13 Casares eastern circuit
- Walk 14 Casares circuit via La Acedía
- Walk 15 Pico Reales circuit via El Pinsapar forest
Parque Natural de la Sierra de las Nieves
- Walk 16 Istán circuit via the Infierno valley
- Walk 17 Istán to the Río Verde and back
- Walk 18 Istán reservoir circuit via the San Miguel chapel
- Walk 19 Marbella circuit via Cruz de Juanar
- Walk 20 Ascent of La Concha from Refugio de Juanar
- Walk 21 Refugio de Juanar circuit via Los Cuchillos
La Sierra de Mijas
- Walk 22 Mijas circuit via the Pico de Mijas
- Walk 23 Mijas circuit via Puerto de Málaga
- Walk 24 Alhaurín el Grande circuit
- Walk 25 Alhaurín de la Torre western circuit
- Walk 26 Alhaurín de la Torre southern circuit
- Walk 27 Benalmádena circuit
COSTA TROPICAL
Parque Natural de la Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama
- Walk 28 Ascent of La Maroma from Canillas de Aceituno
- Walk 29 Cómpeta circuit via Puerto Blanquillo
- Walk 30 Frigiliana to El Fuerte and back
- Walk 31 Frigiliana circuit via Cruz de Pinto
- Walk 32 Nerja circuit via the Río Chillar
- Walk 33 Maro to Frigiliana
- Walk 34 La Herradura circuit via Cantarriján beach
COSTA DE ALMERÍA
Parque Natural de Níjar-Cabo de Gata
- Walk 35 San José circuit via Monsul and Los Genoveses
- Walk 36 Presillas Bajas to the Majada Redonda and back
- Walk 37 Los Escullos circuit via San José
- Walk 38 Rodalquilar circuit via Cortijo del Fraile
- Walk 39 Las Negras circuit via El Playazo
- Walk 40 Agua Amarga to Las Negras