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The seventeenth stage is the highest on the entire Sulayr route. The path leaves the woodland and enters the high mountains, where the landscape changes completely, giving way to glacial scenery, infinite horizons, and the feeling that the world is left far below.
Along the way, you cross the headwaters
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Amalia Santiago planned a hike
June 11, 2026
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Stage 16 of the Sulayr is demanding and long, almost always above the limit of the reforestation pine forest, with enormous horizons over the Marquesado plateau and the region of Guadix. A large part of the route exceeds 2000 meters in altitude, which means that there can be snow and ice outside the
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June 11, 2026
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Stage 15 is short and crosses the La Ragua pass, the most important natural crossing in the Sierra Nevada and a communication point between the two slopes of the mountain range. The pass is also a good place to reorganise, as there is easy road access (if you have a support car) and several paths leading
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June 11, 2026
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The fourteenth stage is long and varied and takes you across between the provinces of Almería and Granada through one of the lesser-known areas of the Sulayr. The path runs through the shady side of the mountain range: you will walk under the Cerro del Almirez and cross stream after stream with the Baza
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Amalia Santiago planned a hike
June 10, 2026
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The thirteenth stage takes you through a rugged landscape of ancient holm oaks and dense pine forest, with Peña Horadada dominating the horizon: an impressive rocky outcrop that will accompany you for a good part of the way.
The section mixes forest tracks with steep paths almost swallowed by the pine
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June 10, 2026
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The twelfth stage takes you to continue exploring the Sulayr trail. However, if you have time and feel like stepping off the trail for a moment, you can take a break and spend the day descending to Ohanes, one of the most beautiful villages in La Alpujarra of Almería. White and bright against the dark
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Amalia Santiago planned a hike
June 9, 2026
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The eleventh stage reaches the eastern end of the massif, in La Alpujarra de Almería, where rainfall decreases but the landscape does not disappoint. Ravines with lush vegetation open up between arid slopes. Pine forests and holm oaks cover the hills where wild boar and mountain goats roam, while the
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June 9, 2026
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The tenth stage starts by undoing the previous day's small detour to return to the Sulayr. The oak grove of Bayárcal welcomes you immediately: a dense and lively forest where amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and more than forty species of nesting birds coexist. All at the foot of the Chullo, the highest
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June 9, 2026
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The ninth stage leaves behind the Sierra Nevada of Granada to take you to the heart of the Sierra Nevada of Almería, a province to which a third of the national park belongs. The path passes through the surroundings of the Puerto de La Ragua, the main natural pass of the mountain range and a strategic
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The eighth stage delves into one of the loneliest and most unknown corners of Sierra Nevada. With no villages or roads in sight, the path alternates between pine forests, open meadows, and broom scrub, with the Mecina river as the protagonist in one of the most beautiful sections of the route.
The fauna
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June 9, 2026
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In this section, the Sulayr definitively leaves the villages and enters the mountains, moving away from populated areas, which forces you to plan the route very carefully. You will leave Trevélez behind, ascending through crops to find the surprising Cástaras aqueduct, with its enormous water flow running
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June 9, 2026
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The path to Trevélez is demanding: almost a thousand meters of elevation gain bordering the high mountains, with splendid views over the Western Alpujarra and the Mediterranean. It is not a stage to be underestimated; you must arrive with good legs and well-equipped.
Along the route, there are two points
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Amalia Santiago planned a hike
June 8, 2026
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The section of this fifth stage starts in Puente Palo and does not have great technical difficulties, but it does have a lot to see. First the Almiar irrigation channel, among centenary holm oaks, and then the impressive Poqueira ravine, crowned by the highest peaks on the peninsula. Before reaching
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This fourth stage takes you from the Tello forest house to the Puente Palo recreational area, traversing one of the most authentic corners of Granada's Alpujarra. As you advance through the ravines of the Lanjarón and Chico rivers, you will discover landscapes of great natural richness, with riverside
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El Sulayr (GR-140) is the longest circular trail in Spain. It is just over 300 kilometers that run around Sierra Nevada. This is the complete route.
If you want to see the division by stages, consult this Collection: komoot.com/es-es/collection/4432536/sendero-sulayr-gr-240
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