Tag: hiking
Treacherous trails: Six Spanish hiking routes that will make your knees tremble
1. Caminito del Rey, Malaga
Let’s start with the one everyone knows. Pinned into the steep walls of El Chorro gorge, this 3km boardwalk rises...
Escape to Arcadia with a week in Asturias
It’s said the rain in Spain falls mainly in Asturias … But when Olive Press editor Jon Clarke swapped the crowded Costas for a summer break in this peaceful pastoral paradise, he only wore his raincoat once.
Irish women rescued from mountains behind Spain’s Costa del Sol after becoming lost during hike
It took several hours for searchers to find the women, a task made difficult by the high number of different trails, many of them being cut off by passing vehicles
Spanish app Wikiloc revolutionising the hiking world
Spanish app Wikiloc fuels hiking resurgence with 13 million routes, writes Dimitris Kouimtsidis
NOT PEAKED: Pensioner mountaineer in Spain gets new KNEE in bid to break incredible world record
Brought up in Spain’s post-war era, human dynamo Carlos Soria has only two ‘eight-thousanders’ to summit before becoming the oldest man in history to conquer all 14
My long road to Ronda – mostly on foot, reveals walking guru
WHEN I first came to Andalucía in the ‘80s Alastair Boyd’s travelogues The Road from Ronda and In The Sierras of the South were...
May is truly the best month of the year in Andalucia
THE month of May signals its arrival in Marbella each year with the blossoming of Jacaranda trees all over town and, as the pretty,...
Sierra de las Nieves moves one step closer to becoming national park
The park is home to the largest population of Spanish firs in Andalusia and more than 150 species of birds.
Missing British woman’s remains found in Mallorca
The Guardia Civil believes the woman died in a hiking accident
Caminito del Rey to remain free until March 2016
Beginning in April 2016, access to the walkway will cost €6
Walk on the wild side Mijas-style
Tranquility and stunning vistas lie in wait around Mijas
Fresh appeal for information on missing hiker Robert Golden
Robert Golden went missing during a hiking trip in southern Spain
Boy injured while hiking in Spain
An eight-year-old boy fell while hiking and was admitted to hospital with head injuries
Marbella walk raises over €2700
A charity hike has raised funds for the Arturo Darch children’s leukemia foundation
The hiking trails of Mijas
The surrounding hills of Mijas provide the perfect backdrop for a leisurely walk
‘I was a little stupid’ admits Dutch woman lost in Spanish mountains for 18 days
Mary Anne Goossens, who spent 18 days lost on hillside near Nerja, survived by thinking of her favourite dishes and family
The most stunning place in Spain?
Two cities which have recently become official “sisters”, Ronda (Málaga) and Cuenca (Castilla–La Mancha), are arguably two of the most stunning locations in Spain
Take a walk on the wildside
There are some great hikes in the wonderful Axarquia wilderness from Frigiliana, writes guide John Keogh
Toll road alternative for Andalucia
A new walking and cycling route now links Ronda and Marbella
A hiking miracle
Walkers survive three days lost in atrocious conditions drinking water from rivers and without food
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