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Day 60 – at Cortegana Since the rain passed, with those humid conditions, a cold front has come through, meaning a significant drop in temperatures. The transition from summer, just a week ago, has happened so quickly. Clear skies today, with a maximum of 14C and a low last night…

Day 59 – to Cortegana I learnt a valuable lesson yesterday; don’t fall off your bike when you’re in your seventh decade of life. Not that I used to bounce back up, but injuries were quicker to heal. Mine are just soft tissue, muscle strains and bruises, but still, it…

Day 58 – to Coripe The third day of persistent rain today, relentless with its heavy drizzle and warm and humid conditions replace of the windy ones of the last two days. It is also another holiday in Spain, a long weekend due to All Saints’ Day. There’s still quite…

Day 56 & 57 – at Grazalema And the rain came pourin’ down.. A lyric from a favourite song of mine, but indeed it did.. relentless, and due to stay for another day at least. I recall last year in the Pyrenees when I was in the T5 and had…

Day 55 – at Grazalema The El Pinsapar trail begins just a couple of kilometres from Grazalema by ascending through repopulated pine groves, planted to control the high erosion of the ground caused by the intensive rain that the area receives, it was still dry today though. The path reaches…

Day 54 – at Grazalema Being parked just outside the centre of Grazalema I walked in for some fresh bread and a coffee, before heading up to the statue that looks over the town, El Santo. I had conjured up a route that ascended the peak to the south, Cueva…

Day 53 – to Grazalema I had a route planned from Puerto Saucillo, but had second thoughts this morning. At each parking area in Natural Parks a display shows the footpaths, then they are marked with a colour, the whole way around. In the UK we don’t do this. Footpaths…

Day 52 – to Puerto Saucillo (above Yunquera) I was keen to have a couple of days in the Sierra de las Nieves, for the reasons I mentioned yesterday, it’s uniqueness as a National Park, and that was evident as soon as it’s skyline could be seen. The area still…