Estepona's Best Hiking Route | Sierra Bermeja Mountain
Europe is one of the best and most spectacular scenery, when it comes to nature and it is definitely perfect for hiking. Hikers enjoys hiking during spring, summer and autumn seasons, but in Spain the best seasons for hiking is spring and autumn when the weather is not too hot or not too cold. Hiking during summer in Spain is not tolerable due that it's extremely hot. Spain is one of the favourite destination for foreign hikers due that Spain has wealth of Hiking areas, nice weather and one of the cheapest country in Europe.
Hiking in Sierra Bermeja Mountain, Estepona, Spain
Estepona is one of the towns of Costa del Sol in the province of Malaga, in Andalusia region southern Spain. Offers a different types of hiking routes such as easy, moderate and difficult. Sierra Bermeja Mountain is one of the popular mountain in Estepona when it comes to hiking.
The Hiking tour is approximately 4 hours one way, 2 hours hiking with (2.7km) road trail and 2 hours (2.2km) hiking with footpath to reach the highest peak of the mountain. Before you will reach on the top of the mountain, you will pass by Paseo de los Pinsapos another hiking trail of Sierra Bermeja mountain where you can see a hundreds of Spanish fir or Abies Pinsapo which only found in Sierra Bermeja mountain. Continuing up to the mountain road you will see The Refuge " Refugio de los Reales" where you can eat and drink in a typical countryside restaurant and recreational area with picnic tables and barbecue facilities. Continuing on the foot about hundred metres, there's a viewing point called Mirador Salvador Guerrero which spectacularly overlooks the attire coast and the Gibraltar Island.
Climb the highest peak of the mountain in Pico Reales, Sierra Bermeja with average height of 1,450m but it's only 10km close to the sea is absolutely breathtaking, there are few places in the world where mountain reaches this height but yet so close to the sea. The area undergone major volcanic activity, rocks are rich in olivine mineral and the Rainwater has oxidised the iron and magnesium that made rocks colored reddish-ginger.
Direction
From Estepona inner bypass (Avda de Andalucia) near mercadona supermarket (MA 557). Take the road where there is a signposted Genalguacil from traffic lights and follow the road signs going to Los Reales, Sierra Bermeja.
5 comments
commentsSierra Bermeja Mountain! What a way to become one with nature! Thank you for this lovely post and pictures :D
ReplyIt looks like a great hiking opportunity! Will check it out when back to Spain! :)
ReplyAwesome pics. Very impressive view. Every time I am at the top a mountain I think I could stay forever and just look at those beautiful overviews of the surrounding area.
ReplyIt's perfect place to spend holidays! :)
ReplyWhat a beautiful experience! I need to try one day! I like the video as well :)))
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