Sierra Helada circuit
This walk varies from the 400m climb at the start followed by a clear but rough path along some 3km of steeply undulating cliff edge, (another 275m ascent and 350m descent), before returning to Albir along a variety of paths, tracks and roads through pinewoods entailing another 120m of ascent and 445m of descent to the start. Similar to the ascent and descent involved in climbing the highest mountain in England! The return involves careful path finding, helped by a series of cairns and red dots and takes approx two hours.
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The grade of this walk is S/B, which means
S – Strenuous: More than 600 metres ascent and/or more than 15km in length with steep, loose or heavily vegetated sections.
B – Less than half the route on rough ground.
Nearest town | Albir |
Directions to start |
From Albir take the road which goes to the Lighthouse of Punta Albir & park in the ample car park at the barrier to vehicles. (Incidentally the walk along this road to the lighthouse is very pleasant. 60mins return) |
Start point (Lat/Long) | 38.567764, -0.063429 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab) |
Length (km) | 11.00 |
Ascent (metres) | 735 |
Walking time (hours) | 3.75 |
Total time (hours) | 5 |
Recommendations or Restrictions | Arguably a lot of road walking near the end of this walk arising from additional development makes it less attractive than in the past! |
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