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Serpentine quarry – Cortijos del Hornillo loop from Aparcamiento de las Canteras de Serpentina

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Spain
Andalusia
Granada
Comarca de la Vega de Granada
Güejar Sierra

Serpentine quarry – Cortijos del Hornillo loop from Aparcamiento de las Canteras de Serpentina

Hard

44

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Serpentine quarry – Cortijos del Hornillo loop from Aparcamiento de las Canteras de Serpentina

03:05

16.7km

950m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 28, 2026

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Parque Nacional de Sierra Nevada

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

242 m

Serpentine quarry

Highlight • Structure

This quarry is an old mining site famous for extracting serpentine, a metamorphic rock highly valued in monumental architecture for its green color.

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2

952 m

La Hortichuela Houses

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This set of several houses surrounded by a fence has a simple shelter without a chimney that can accommodate about eight people.

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5.24 km

Viso de las Nortes

Viewpoint

7.19 km

La Probadora

Ruins

5

9.26 km

Cortijos del Hornillo

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The path that leads to the Mirador del Barranco del Hornillo, one of the easiest, best equipped and accessible walks in this part of the Sierra.

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10.7 km

Cabañas Viejas

Alpine Hut

B

16.7 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.3 km

2.62 km

1.81 km

Surfaces

15.7 km

1.02 km

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Highest point (1,850 m)

Lowest point (1,230 m)

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