Pocket Topoguide (English) of the Cicerone Editor with Detailed Sheets for Hiking in the Extremadura massifs.
Description provided by the publisher:
Guidebook to Extremadura, One of Spain's Most Unspoilt Regions, Understanding The Provinces of Caceres and Badajoz. 32 Mainly Circular walks (6 to 19 km) Explore Sierras, Rolling Hills and Oak Forests Criss - Crossed by Thousands of Kilometers of Ancient Paths. Includes The Jerte Valley, The Hill Town of Montánchez, Guadalupe and Monesterio.
Seasons: September to June for the Northern and Central Sierras. THERE MAY BE SNOW IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY IN THE NORTHERN SIERRAS. October to May Is the Best Time for the Southern Sierras.
Centers: San Martín de Trevejo, Gata, La Garganta (Hervás), Jerte, Jarandilla de la Vera, Montánchez, Almoharín, Guadalupe, Merida, Alange, Hornachos, Monesterio.
Difficulty: Everyone with a Reasonable Level of Walking Fitness Can do These walks. All Involve Ascent and Descents Purpose Thesse are walks and Not Mountain Climbs. THERE IS NO GRADING SYSTEM FOR THE walks - SOME ARE VERY HARD GOAL ALL ARE ACHYVABLE.
MUST SEE: Northern Sierras: Pico Jálama, Pico Jañona, Puerto de Castilla, El Chorrituelo de Ovejuela (Extremadura's Highst Waterfall), La Muela, Cascadas Nogaleas, Los Pilones, Jaranda Valley. Central Sierras: Montánchez Castle, Cerro San Cristobal, Aljibe on the Sierra de Santa Cruz, Pico Venero, Guadalupe. Southern Sierras: Cellar Paints, Alange Reservoir, Hornachos Castle, Pico Tentudía, Tentudía Monastery, Pico Aguafría, Aguafría Castle.
