The Mountains of Nerja
Sierras Tejeda, Almijara Y Alhama
Published on 13. September 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-85284-754-8 (ISBN)
Description
Guidebook to the Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara Y Alhama mountains in the Spanish region of Axarquia. The 24 day walks are accessible from the holiday towns of Nerja and Velez-Malaga on the Costa del Sol. Routes range from easy strolls to strenuous climbs. The mountains are largely limestone, with some summits reaching over 2000m.
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Jim Ryan is a chartered civil engineer with a passion for the outdoors, who has had several successful guidebooks and one work of fiction published. He has been climbing the mountains of Nerja for over 15 years. This guide is his way of repaying Nerja and Andalucia for many years of pleasure; his share of the proceeds go to Cudeca, a cancer hospice charity in the province of Malaga.
Content
Introduction
Geographical context
The town of Nerja
Geology and Topography
A little history
Wildlife
Plants and flowers
Getting to Nerja
Accommodation
When to go
Walking in Andalucia
Spanish dialect in Andalucia
Recurring place names
Maps and GPS coordinates
Using this guide
Nerja and around
Walk 1 Frigiliana to the Cave of Nerja
Walk 2 El Fuerte
Walk 3 Cruz del Pinto
Walk 4 The Gorges of the Rio Chillar
Walk 5 The El Cielo Circuit
Walk 6 A tour of Almendron
The Competa Area
Walk 7 Fabrica de la Luz
Walk 8 Lucero
Walk 9 Cerro la Chapa
Walk 10 The Oak Forest of Salares
Walk 11 Competa to Los Pradillos
La Maroma
Walk 12 La Maroma from Canillas de Aceituno
Walk 13 La Maroma from Alcaucin
Walk 14 La Maroma from Sedella
Walk 15 La Maroma from Alcaiceria
The Valley of the Rio Verde
Walk 16 Navachica
Walk 17 The Petrified Waterfall
Walk 18 Lopera
Walks from the North
Walk 19 Ventas de Zafarraya
Walk 20 Malascamas
Walk 21 The Alhama Gorge
Walk 22 La Resinera
Walk 23 Jayena to Haza de la Encina
Cisne
Walk 24 Cisne from Acebuchal
Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B List of peaks by altitude
Appendix C Useful Spanish words for map reading
Appendix D Further reading
Appendix E Maps of the region
Geographical context
The town of Nerja
Geology and Topography
A little history
Wildlife
Plants and flowers
Getting to Nerja
Accommodation
When to go
Walking in Andalucia
Spanish dialect in Andalucia
Recurring place names
Maps and GPS coordinates
Using this guide
Nerja and around
Walk 1 Frigiliana to the Cave of Nerja
Walk 2 El Fuerte
Walk 3 Cruz del Pinto
Walk 4 The Gorges of the Rio Chillar
Walk 5 The El Cielo Circuit
Walk 6 A tour of Almendron
The Competa Area
Walk 7 Fabrica de la Luz
Walk 8 Lucero
Walk 9 Cerro la Chapa
Walk 10 The Oak Forest of Salares
Walk 11 Competa to Los Pradillos
La Maroma
Walk 12 La Maroma from Canillas de Aceituno
Walk 13 La Maroma from Alcaucin
Walk 14 La Maroma from Sedella
Walk 15 La Maroma from Alcaiceria
The Valley of the Rio Verde
Walk 16 Navachica
Walk 17 The Petrified Waterfall
Walk 18 Lopera
Walks from the North
Walk 19 Ventas de Zafarraya
Walk 20 Malascamas
Walk 21 The Alhama Gorge
Walk 22 La Resinera
Walk 23 Jayena to Haza de la Encina
Cisne
Walk 24 Cisne from Acebuchal
Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B List of peaks by altitude
Appendix C Useful Spanish words for map reading
Appendix D Further reading
Appendix E Maps of the region