Lanjaron, "Puerta de la Alpujarra"
Why not stay a while in the friendly town of Lanjaron and enjoy a series of walks here? Lanjaron is rightly billed as the "Door to the Alpujarra". It is quite centrally located for not only the Alpujarra but also the coast, just 30 minutes away and Granada, 40 minutes away. There are plenty of hotels, guest houses, villas and apartments for all tastes and budgets.
The hiking too has a lot of variety from easy half day rambles to full on challenging day routes.
We can assist with accommodation or it is very easy to book using either booking.com or hotels.com. There are lots of bars and restaurants in the town.
Then let our knowledgeable local guides show you the best of the area. Below we detail some of the walking routes available from the town to give you an idea.
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The Walks
Arranged from the easiest to the hardest
Ermita San Isidro
- Short walk to small church
- Close to town
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Ermita San IsidroEasy One Way walk
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Ermita Tajo de la Cruz
- Impressive viewpoint over Lanjaron
- Short walk to small church close to town
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Ermita Tajo de la CruzEasy One Way walk
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Castillo de Lanjaron
- Ancient Arab Castle
- "Acequia" Waterways
- Short walk, close to town
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Castillo de LanjaronEasy One Way walk
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Ruta Pescado (short)
- Views to coast and mountains
- Spectacular Mirador with swings
- On good tracks but one steep section
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Pescado Pantano CortaModerate Circular walk
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Huerta de las Monjas
- Circular walk close to town
- Spectacular narrow walkways
- Views over Rio Lanjaron Valley
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Huerta de las MonjasModerate One Way walk
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Aceituno - Cecarta
- "Acequia" Waterways
- Views over Rio Lanjaron Valley
- Spectacular narrow walkways
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Aceituno - CecartaModerate Circular walk
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PR-A 345
- Walk encircles the whole town
- Superb viewpoints
- Tajos Colorado cliffs
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PR-A 345Moderate Circular walk
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Sendero Pedro Calvo
- Views to coast
- Springs at Pedro Calvo
- Out and back same way
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Sendero Pedro CalvoModerate One Way walk
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Ruta Pescado - Pantano
- Views to coast and mountains
- Spectacular Mirador with swings
- On good tracks but one steep section
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Pescado - PantanoModerate Circular walk
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Forestal - Penuela
- Ancient forests
- "Acequia" Waterways
- Circular walk above and NW of town
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Forestal - PenuelaModerate Circular walk
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Bordaila - Acequia Nueva
- "Acequia" Waterways
- Views over Rio Lanjaron Valley
- Views to coast
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Bordaila - Acequia NuevaChallenging Circular walk
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Cerecillo - Mezquerina
- Bridge over Rio Lanjaron
- "Acequia" Waterways
- Views to coast
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Cerecillo - MezquerinaChallenging Circular walk
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Lanjaron - Cerro Caballo
- Toughest and longest walk here
- Suberb views of mountains and coast
- Europe most southerly 3000+ peak
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Lanjaron - CaballoDifficult One Way walk
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