Table of Contents

Overview map
Map key
Publisher's Preface

Introduction

About Andalucía
Culture
Andalucían cuisine
Language
History
Current issues
Wildlife
National and natural parks
About the GR7
Weather and when to go
How to get there
How to get back
Where to stay
Facilities
Maps and guides
What to take
Safety and emergencies
Using this guide

1 Cádiz and Málaga

Cádiz province

Stage 1 Tarifa - Los Barrios
Stage 2 Los Barrios - Castillo de Castellar
Stage 3 Castillo de Castellar - Jimena de la Frontera
Stage 4 Jimena de la Frontera - Ubrique
Stage 5 Ubrique - Montejaque

Málaga province

Stage 6 Montejaque - Arriate
Stage 7 Arriate - Ardales
Stage 8 Ardales - El Chorro
Stage 9 El Chorro - Valle de Abdalajís
Stage 10 Valle de Abdalajís - Antequera
Stage 11 Antequera - Villanueva de Cauche

2 Northern Fork - Málaga, Córdoba and Jaén

Málaga province

Stage 12A Villanueva de Cauche - Villanueva del Trabuco
Stage 13A Villanueva del Trabuco - Villanueva de Tapia
Stage 14A Villanueva de Tapia - Villanueva de Algaidas
Stage 15A Villanueva de Algaidas - Cuevas de San Marcos
Stage 16A Cuevas de San Marcos - Rute

Córdoba province

Stage 17A Rute - Priego de Córdoba
Stage 18A Priego de Córdoba - Almendinilla
Stage 19A Almedinilla - Alcalá la Real

Jaén province

Stage 20A Alcalá la Real - Frailes
Stage 21A Frailes - Carchelejo
Stage 22A Carchelejo - Cambil
Stage 23A Cambil - Torres
Stage 24A Torres - Bedmar
Stage 25A Bedmar - Jódar
Stage 26A Jódar - Quesada
Stage 27A Quesada - Cazorla
Stage 28A Cazorla - Vadillo de Castril
Stage 29A Vadillo de Castril - Coto-Ríos
Stage 30A Coto-Ríos - Pontones
Stage 31A Pontones - Santiago de la Espada
Stage 32A Santiago de la Espada - Puebla de Don Fadrique

3 Southern Fork - Málaga and Granada

Málaga province

Stage 12B Villanueva de Cauche - Riogordo
Stage 13B Riogordo - Ventas de Zafarraya

Granada province (and Almería)

Stage 14B Ventas de Zafarraya - Alhama de Granada
Stage 15B Alhama de Granada - Arenas del Rey
Stage 16B Arenas del Rey - Jayena
Stage 17B Jayena - Albuñuelas
Stage 18B Albuñuelas - Nigüelas
Stage 19B Nigüelas - Lanjarón
Stage 20B Lanjarón - Soportújar
Stage 21B Soportújar - Pitres
Stage 22B Pitres - Trevélez
Stage 23B Trevélez - Cádiar
Stage 24B Cádiar - Yegen
Stage 25B Yegen - Laroles
Stage 26B Laroles - Puerto de la Ragua
Stage 27B Puerto de la Ragua - La Calahorra
Stage 28B La Calahorra - Narváez
Stage 29B Narváez - Zújar
Stage 30B Zújar - Benamaurel
Stage 31B Benamaurel - Cúllar
Stage 32B Cúllar - Orce
Stage 33B Orce - Huéscar
Stage 34B Huéscar - Puebla de Don Fadrique

Appendix A Summary of route itineraries
Appendix B Spanish-English glossary
Appendix C Further information

About the Author

Kirstie Shirra is a freelance writer and environmental campaigner. Kirstie has also written Scotland's Best Small Mountains for Cicerone and regularly writes for walking publications. Michelle Lowe is a writer, researcher and campaigner who loves walking. Based in Edinburgh she has spent time living, travelling and trekking in Ecuador, Peru, Nepal and Europe. Contributor Miguel Angel Santaella has traveled and walked in Asia, New Zealand, Central Europe and Spain and is the creator of the www.rutasyviajes.net website which posts GPS routes for each stage of the GR7.