🏛️ Historical Heritage
⚱️ Cerro de la Encina Site
A large prehistoric settlement of the Argaric Culture in Monachil, with fortified structures, a central tower and a necropolis of urn burials.
Archaeological Site❄️ Sierra Nevada Snow Wells
Stone structures high in the mountains where ice-men stored ice carried down by mule to Granada to preserve food and make ice cream.
Industrial heritage🎨 Sierra de Huétor Rock Art
Shelters with schematic paintings across the Granada sierra, part of the Mediterranean Arc declared World Heritage, with human and sun-like figures.
Rock art or historic site🌿 Nature
📍 High Mountain Birds of Sierra Nevada
Territory of the alpine accentor, black wheatear and golden eagle, with endemic species adapted to over three thousand metres of altitude.
Birdwatching❄️ Sierra Nevada Glacial Lakes
A group of small glacial lakes above 2,500 metres, known locally as tutos. The Caldera and Duende lagoons are the most remarkable.
River, lake or reservoir🌲 Sierra Nevada National Park
The roof of the Iberian Peninsula, with Mulhacén at 3,479 metres. It holds high mountain meadows, glacial lakes and endemic flora unique in Europe. Shared with Almería.
Natural Park🏄 Sports Activities
⛰️ Alcazaba Peak
Sierra Nevada's third summit at 3,371 metres and the wildest of the big peaks: with no road nearby, it demands a long crossing from Trevélez or Hoya del Portillo.
High mountain Hard🚴 Climb to Alto del Purche
Nine kilometres at an average of seven and a half per cent from Monachil, the training climb par excellence for Granada cyclists.
Cycling route Hard🚴 Climb to Sierra Nevada
Thirty-two kilometres from Granada to Pradollano, the longest climb in Spain and a legendary Vuelta stage finish. It can be extended to the Veleta.
Cycling route Hard🧗 Climbing at Los Cahorros
Granada's classic climbing school in the Monachil gorge, with conglomerate and limestone sectors twenty minutes from the city and the river for a cool-off.
Climbing Moderate🚴 Hazallanas Climb
One of the toughest climbs in Spain from Monachil: seven kilometres with twenty per cent ramps that the Vuelta has used to decide the overall standings.
Cycling route Hard🥾 Los Cahorros Trail
A seven-kilometre circular route in Monachil with suspension bridges, rock passages where you must crouch and chains fixed to the wall above the river.
Hiking trail Moderate🪢 Monachil Canyon
A short descent at the gates of Granada along the Monachil river, with abseils beside the Los Cahorros suspension bridges and cold water all year.
Canyoning Easy🥾 Mulhacén Ascent
The route to the roof of the Iberian Peninsula, 3,479 metres. The most accessible way starts at Hoya del Portillo above Capileira, with a park bus in summer.
Hiking trail Hard⛰️ Mulhacén Summit
The roof of the Iberian Peninsula at 3,479 metres. In summer it is climbed from Capileira with the park bus; in winter it requires full mountaineering kit.
High mountain Hard⛷️ Sierra Nevada Ski Resort
Europe's southernmost ski resort and Spain's biggest vertical drop, with over a hundred kilometres of pistes between 2,100 and 3,300 metres and Mediterranean views.
High mountain Moderate🥾 Sulayr GR-240 Trail
The longest circular trail in Spain: three hundred kilometres in nineteen stages completely encircling Sierra Nevada at mid-altitude.
Hiking trail Hard⛰️ Veleta Peak
The peninsula's third highest peak at 3,396 metres, reached by Europe's highest paved road, closed to traffic but open to walkers and cyclists.
High mountain Hard🥾 Vereda de la Estrella
The classic Sierra Nevada trail: twenty-one kilometres there and back from Güéjar Sierra along the Genil valley, with views of the north faces of Mulhacén and Alcazaba.
Hiking trail HardSierra Nevada on the map
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