I've given up with the weather here -- it keeps changing like crazy! This week it's cold again and been raining on and off, but last Sunday, it was amazingly warm. So we took advantage of the great weather and went on another hike. After some Googling, I found a
trekking website and decided to do a trail called
Llano de la Perdiz. It was similar to
the trail I did last October, so at least we had no
hiking misadventures this time around.
We met up with a new friend from Couchsurfing, Henna, walked past the Alhambra, and began our hike. Like before, the trek began behind the Alhambra and was in the Dehesa del Generalife (Generalife Pastures). We downloaded directions from the website, and they were pretty easy to follow. I was also able to navigate pretty well since I had been there before, and we got to enjoy our hike.
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| Starting point behind the Alhambra |
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| The trail starting point |
For the first part of the hike, we ventured east with views of the Sierra Nevada and the small municipality of Huétor Vega.
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| Me, Lyle, Henna |
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| Gorgeous views |
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| Almost at the top |
We reached the top of the hill, and found ourselves in a recreational area. There were a lot of football pitches and a barbecue place where we saw people grilling food and having picnics. It was nearing lunch time, so we brought out our sandwiches and stopped for a quick break.
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| Picnic area |
About half an hour later we were on our way, this time heading west and then back down to complete the circuit.
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| Path lined with cypress trees |
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| It was a beautiful day; the sun was out and the skies were clear and blue |
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| View as we were hiking - me with the Sacromonte Abbey |
Then we reached the highlight of the western side: a viewpoint called the
Mirador de la Silla del Moro. From there you can see the
Albaicín and
Sacramonte, inlcuding the
Sacramonte Abbey. It was gorgeous!
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| Albaícin on the left and Sacromonte on the Right |
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| Group picture at the mirador |
On our way back down, we caught a view of the Alhambra from behind. It's pretty much all trees in the picture, but looked so majestic in person.
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| The Alhambra |
The whole trek -- including walking from the city center up to the start point behind the Alhambra, and our short break -- took around 4.5 hours (at a leisurely pace). Back down in the city center we rewarded ourselves with some ice cream, and then parted ways. By evening, we had tan lines as we all got a little bit sunburnt! (We didn't realize the sun was so strong.) All in all a lovely way to spend the Sunday!
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