Whenever we want to go for a long walk, the Alhama de Granada
gorge is always the place that we think of.
If J2 & A2 feel fit (or fat), we do the whole nine yards.
But most of the time, we walk just a part of the gorge.
My Favorite Walking Route
My favorite route starts at the old church near the ayuntamiento.
It’s the best route where all the goats hang out. They even
have a goat pen under a rock jutting out of the gorge.
This area is a bit too dusty for
A2’s taste, but I love it.
Going down this route will lead to an old mill where you might
find some goats chilling and chatting.
If you want to go towards the small lake, just turn right at
this point. But if you want to see a rougher
side of the gorge, turn left.
The left track is where you’ll see the goats. It’s
dusty and it sometimes smells of goat poo—and that’s
what I love about it!
There are two things to do on this track.
You can go straight up to the top of the gorge for a much longer
walk, or you can cross the river, then go up the devil’s
staircase which will lead you back to Alhama De Granada town.
Note: This bridge is not easy to find. We didn’t find it
the first time. But it’s there. It’s what the goats
use all the time.
Top Walking For Humans Who Want It Easy
The second walking route is A2’s favorite because it’s
greener and it ends at the small lake and El Ventorro restaurant.
Actually, it’s not such a bad walk for dogs either—a
few goats should make it perfect.
Many of the village people also take this route. We see many
of them whenever we walk there late afternoon.
At about 2:00 on a weekday though, this
route is all quiet and that’s when I love it the
most. I can then be off my leash and free to run around, go up
the rocks like a goat, run down to the edge of the river, run
after birds, hide behind bushes---always a fun walk.
We usually start this walk from Colegio Conde Tendilla which
is on Callejon de la Parra.
The We’re Not Going Back There Route
The third walking route starts with an amazing
view of the gorge and a built-up viewpoint with very nice
street lamps. This will lead you to believe that something very
beautiful is waiting on this walking route.
But this part of the gorge will turn out
to be very disappointing.
We ended up in a place which stinked so bad that J2, who’s
sense of smell is often non-existent, was the one who demanded
we leave the place. (well, maybe it was just time of the day or
the year or something, but we’ve never been back to check
it out)
This route starts at Puerta Granada. If you must see if it really
stinks and it does, you can always just immediately turn around
and walk on the gorge by Rio Alhama towards the little lake. Which
is the longest walk by the gorge to Little Lake
Rufff....GRRrrrrr....Ruff...GRRrrrrr,
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