2 day trekking circuit of the Northern Sierra Nevada Peaks

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Linear Distance 28km Ascent 1360m Time 11hrs

• Access:  Güéjer Sierra, Granada. The town of Güéjar-Sierra (1000m) is very easily reached from Granada city in 30 mins via the A-395 (Cenes de la Vega and Pinos-Genil).
• Start: Loma de los Cuartos. 0.5km east of Güéjar-Sierra turn L on a tarmac road. After a further 2km the road forks. Take the R which drops down and crosses the Rio Maitena (km 3) Once over the river the road, now a wide track zig zags up the Loma de la Cuna de los Cuartos. At 1930m the ridgeline is reached. There are superlative views of the north faces of Mulhacén, Alcazaba and Veleta at this point. The now level road continues eastwards for 2.5km to a chain across the road. This is as far as you can currently go. 4WD recommended
• End: Barranco de San Juan, Güéjar Sierra