엠발스 드 카날레스 주변 최고의 폭포 하이킹 & 워킹 코스

A very beautiful, expansive hiking and biking area. Also suitable for multi-day hikes with overnight stays (tent, bikepacking, etc.). Awesome views in every direction. Plenty of free parking available. A must-see for anyone in the area.

If possible, do it at the beginning of May. I did it on June 1st and there is almost no snow left.

Here you still have to overcome 800 vertical meters to reach the top of the Pico Veleta. Shortly after that, cars cannot go any further and you are on the road alone!

A very quiet and simple path, suitable for going with children.

The shelter was a bit dirty, but it is a good place to spend the night and continue the route the next day, the views are spectacular.

The area around Pradollano is often used for testing prototypes of new cars, so-called "Erlkönige" (prototypes). I happened to spot a whole bunch of such prototypes on my descent from Pico de Veleta to a parking lot above Pradollano.

Here you can gain a few extra meters in altitude.

Hoya de la Mora is a small plateau with parking, kiosk huts, something from the university and the Civil Guard. The famous barrier is also located at approximately this height. It's always easy to clear up to here in winter, but depending on the weather it gets difficult from here. If no snow has fallen yet, you can still make it up to 2800-3000m in January until the road is full of ice. If it snows, it's over at the ski slope at the latest.