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GR Walking Route - 48 Sierra Morena

Andalucia is a top destination for walking, we head out of the door and in any direction. There are few obstacles except natural ones, we´ve had to backtrack because of not being able to cross streams.

Here is a route we´ve been checking out and hope to walk in stages as well as our more local Camino Mozarabe we want to do. So little time!

So if you fancy a change from the commercialised GR -65 Santiago de Compostela walking route try this newly restored and signed route from Portugal to Jaén in northern Andalucia.




The GR - 48 covers 581 kms in thirty stages across six of Andalucia´s natural parks. They are:

Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche, Huelva
Sierra Norte de Sevilla, Sevilla
Sierra de Hornachuelos, Córdoba
Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro, Córdoba
Sierra de Andújar, Jaén
Despeñaperros, Jaén

New signposts and markers have been added all along the route, just look out for the red and white signs.



Stages of the GR 48 Sierra Morena walking route.

Barrancos – Encinasola
Encinasola – Cumbres de San Bartolomé
Cumbres de San Bartolomé – Cumbres Mayores
Cumbres Mayores – Hinojales
Hinojales – Arroyomolinos de León
Arroyomolinos de León – Cala
Cala – Santa Olalla del Cala
Santa Olalla del Cala – El Real de la Jara
El Real de la Jara – Almadén de la Plata
Almadén de la Plata – Cazalla de la Sierra
Cazalla de la Sierra – Constantina
Constantina – La Puebla de los Infantes
La Puebla de los Infantes – Hornachuelos
Hornachuelos – Posadas
Posadas – Almodóvar del Río
Almodóvar del Río – Santa María de Trassierra
Santa María de Trassierra – Cerro Muriano
Cerro Muriano – Villaharta
Villaharta – Obejo
Obejo – Presa del Guadalmellato
Presa del Guadalmellato – Adamuz
Adamuz – Montoro
Montoro – Marmolejo
Marmolejo – Santuario de la Virgen de la Cabeza
Santuario de la Virgen de la Cabeza – Viñas de Peñallana
Viñas de Peñallana – Baños de la Encina
Baños de la Encina – La Carolina
La Carolina – Santa Elena


The photo and map are from the Spanish GR -48 walking site. There is a guide available in English drop me an email and I´ll translate how to get one - rachel dot martos at gmail dot com.

There is a lovely rural hotel right on the GR48 route at Montoro - Hotel Rural Molino La Nava.


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