Walks around Cencerrita* (Other areas)

We have a number of walks not only around Cencerrita but also in other areas: below is a small sample from your doorstep.

 Walk One – Fitness and Flora

15 mins

A nice loosener with a chance to study wild flowers or to observe the sunset ... even the sunrise!

       From the main house, turn right.

       Follow the track past the ruin until the chain gate. (Note the prickly pear growing on the roof of the ruin!)

       Turn right and follow on until the track runs out. You will have reached a pylon at the top of La Cencerrita’s land.

       Before your descent, take a moment to admire the view and get your bearings – not forgetting to look upwards so as not to miss the possible sight of an eagle or circling griffin vultures high in the sky.

       Walk down towards the main house through the almond trees, straight past the water tanks and arrive at the house directly above the pool

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Walk Two – The Loop

50 mins

A moderate walk with along slow climb to finish.

       From the main house, turn right and follow the track.

       Keep going past the ruin until the chain gate.

       Turn left and walk on, staying on the main track, till you reach a wider track turn right going downhill. (There is a left turn through a chain gate to a goat farm about 200m before you meet the main track.)

       Walk past a high, thick walled ruin with a house behind and walk onto the next fork at which you will turn right.

       Follow the track until you reach the white based pylon at the bottom of the land just below La Cencerrita.

       Make your way up towards Casita Maria (the log cabin) which is clearly visible. No obvious track, but aiming to reach the cabin will then take you back towards the house. Use the "breather" you may need on the way up to look at the Mountain oaks, olives, almonds and various wild flowers – depending on the time of year. Also a chance to take in the clean air and breathtaking scenery.

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Walk Three – "Hot Tub Preparation"

2½hours

       From the main house, turn right and follow the track past the ruin.

       Follow the track past the ruin until the chain gate.

       Turn left and walk on till you reach a wider track turn left going uphill. (Note that Walk 2 went to the right here)

       At next small junction, follow the main track to the left - not the “Camino Cortado”  on the right  – it means no through road!

       100 metres later, turn left downhill at the Álora junction.  There is a white water deposit at the top of the hill in front of you.

       The track snakes down hill past the ruin on the rise on your left.  On one of the bends there is a sign “Tunel de Gibralmora Sur” which points back in the direction you’ve come from. Don’t take the right turn through the chain gate, but go left down the hill.

       Up the hill, passing a ruined house with lots of cacti on the left.

       Keep going straight on and ignore the two right turns which may be signposted “Vertedero” or “Tunel de Gibralmora Sur” – very steep downhill.

       At the “Y” junction, go to the right.  The track bears right round the base of a small hill with a distinctive group of trees on top.

       Round the corner, stop on a grassy edge and enjoy the view.  See across to Álora and the wind turbines on the mountain top behind.  It is about 45 minutes to this position.

       Continue past the ruin on your right down the hill and at the bottom, don’t turn left to the goat farm, but go up the next hill past the house on the left.

       Down the next hill, at the bottom, take the second track on your left going downhill (10 o’clock position) – not the main track which goes uphill. 

       This track wends its way round the hill and appears to be hardly used.  After 10 minutes, there is a well on your right.

       Round the next corner, pass below a house with lots of cacti – keep left.  This farm house is directly opposite Cencerrita’s swimming pool.

       Head down the hill with the white water tank as your heading across the valley.  Don’t turn right to the small house.

       Continue on the path down the hill a follow it when it bears back to the left on itself a 120 degrees and then after a further 300 m approximately, sharp right.

       This will take you to the bottom of the valley and there are lots of olive trees where it is nice to sit in the shade and have lunch.

       You will see lots of rocks in the dry river bed, keep this to your left.

       Cross the dry river bed and head up a steep short track just to the right of a large white water tank.

       Turn left at the top of the track and walk up hill past the white tank.  At the top of the hill you’ll meet the main track to Pizarra where you turn left and follow it until you meet the white based pylon at the bottom the land adjoining Cencerrita. 

       Unless you feel energetic enough to reverse Walk Two from this point to home, take a short cut up the hill and hope that the spa is up to temperature!

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Walk Four – " Feeling Fitter?"

3½ hours

A moderate start with a long slow climb back to enable you to use "breathers" to take in the clean air and panoramic views.

       From the main house, turn left and head for the white based pylon at the bottom of the land adjoining La Cencerrita.

       Facing this pylon, turn right and follow the track mainly downhill … at first! Do not take the steep downhill track “opposite” the pylon.

       Follow the main track ignoring side turnings (ie one that is on your left after 300 m and another on your right another 300m further on) After about 20 minutes, you will pass a house with a pool and tree lined drive on your left. A bit further on, you will see the remains of an orange grove which may, depending on any recent rain, have a stream running alongside. This stream (if in existence when you do this walk) will need to be forded a little further on as it crosses the track.

       Follow this twisting track. A finca with a flattish olive grove, complete with chickens and turkeys in the grounds, will be on your right.

       Carry on this long steady climb until you reach a junction. There is a tiny country house on your left with a nice outside terrace space. (There has been a large white van left outside for several years – it could of course disappear at any time!)

       Turn right here  and you come to a crossroads.  Go straight on, slightly up hill then it follows the track along the bottom of the hill for 15 minutes.  At the T junction, turn left down the hill and follow the road for another 15 minutes. On the right you will pass two inscribed stones.

       On your left will be a gate entrance with two new pillars no longer inscribed with "Cortijo Gibalmora". Carry on past this, following the bend to the right until you come to some crossroads.

       Go straight across and keep on this track (mainly uphill). On the left is a white house and on the right, there are two wood cabins with a white water deposit.

       Up the hill, on your right, fenced in, is a reservoir type water deposit.

       Further along is a nice spot on some rocks for a lunch break. Wild herbs release their fragrance in the air as you tread. Deliciously heady! Look across and you should see "La Cencerrita" in the distance and below you, the goat farm you can see from Cencerrita.  The track now goes downhill.

       Carry on along the track for a while- although be warned that the track then climbs up and down hill! After about half an hour, you will reach a T junction at which you should turn right. (Be careful not to take earlier turnings such as the goat farm)

       The main track bears left you, after about 200 metres, take the smaller track on the right and follow this track all the way back to La Cencerrita.

*We keep more walks mapped and ready for your use when you here.