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Welcome to Hooked on Walking Holidays and our walking Holiday in a mountain range in central Spain not far from Madrid. This walking holiday allows you to explore the Sierra de Gredos mountain range and is available as a seven night self guided walking tour
The Sierra de Gredos marks the border between the vast and sober plains of Castille, where little villages are built in red brick around churches, and the more Mediterranean landscape of Caceres, with olive orchards, almond trees and white Moorish villages. Nature also has a totally different appearance on both sides. In the south, you’ll find woods of oaks and pines and a very aromatic vegetation. In the north, you’ll find moss and heather on the mountain slopes; and of course the Spanish mountain goat, Capra Hispanica, which lives between the high peaks and glacier lakes of Gredos.
15th June to the 15th October
Level 3 self guided tour
Day 1 Arrival in El Arenal
Arrival at El Arenal, a Moorish village at 975 m which can be easily reached by taxi from Arenas de San Pedro (direct buses from Madrid)
Day 2 To Puerto la Cabrilla 
Day-walk from El Arenal to Puerto la Cabrilla (5 hrs) and back.
Day 3
Today you have two options , either a walk from the fortress of Mombeltran through vineyards and olive orchards to the monastery of San Pedro de Alcantara and back to El Arenal (5,5 -6 hours) or a rather strenuous climb to the most famous peaks of Gredos: Los Galayos (8 hours). Transfer to starting point.
Day 4 Navarredonda
After short transfer you go north to Navarredonda along an old footpath which is still used to move cattle in summer to green summer pastures (6 hours).
Day 5 Rest Day or circular walk
 Rest day or easy circular walk in the open countryside around Navarredonda (5 hours)
Day 6 to the Mountain Hut
Short transfer to la Plataforma. From here it’s only 4 hours walking to the mountain hut Refugio Elola, located at 2000m near a tranquil glacier lake. From hear you can do a circular route and back to Navarredonda.
Day 7 Navarredonda
Today you walk via the Puerto de Candeleda (with splendid views over Extremadura and Castilla La Mancha) , then you walk back to la Plataforma. Transfer to Navarredonda
Day 8 Tour Complete
Your holiday is complete after breakfast. A taxi will take you back to El Arenal or the bus station in Arenas de San Pedro where you get travel back to Madrid
Difficulty: Day-walks of 4 to 8 hours, during which you usually climb and descend 500 m if you choose the easy walks or 700 m if you choose the more difficult ones. The long walk on day 3 is not suitable for people who are afraid of heights. Basic knowledge of orientation (map and compass) is necessary.
Accommodation: 7 nights in nice comfortable family hotels (rooms with en-suite bathrooms).
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What is Included
- 7 nights Bed breakfast and dinners
- 7 nights hotel
- Information Pack
- Luggage transfers
- Maps and walk instructions
- Transfers as per schedule
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Extras
- Transport before and after tour
- Single Rooms
- Flights
- Entrance to attractions
- Travel Insurance
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2010 Prices
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Tour Code Gred1
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Price per persons based on 2 persons sharing double room
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£585
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Single person
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£870
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How to get there : By Plane to Madrid then by bus or train to tour start which takes around 3 hours ( cost around 18€ )
Ideal Holiday Extensions : Madrid and Toledo
To view other walking holidays in Spain Picos 12 , Picos 8 , Catalonia , Ordesa, Majorca, Andalusia , St James Way , Tenerife , White Villages of Andalusia, Guided tour in Andalusia Costa Blanca , Catalonia Wild Coast , Aragon.
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