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That is great news, @Damien Reynolds. In addition to taking a bus or taxi from the airport into Almeria, if it interests you, it also possible to walk 9 km directly from the airport into the city along a very nice paseo maritimo. It's even along a camino route - Stage one in reverse of the new...
The Almeria branch of ADR Alpujarra has recently put up a series of 13 videos (each about 12 minutes long) on the historical and geographical features to be seen while walking the Camino Mozarabe. I found them quite interesting. Topics touched upon include such things as noteworthy rivers...
You are so welcome! There is a treasure trove of information on the Wikiloc site. I've sent you a PM with a pdf that will help you get started using it. Let me know if you have any trouble opening it or have questions.
One option for route finding might be to search on Wikiloc, a gpx website heavily used by Spanish cyclists. Use the filter (upper left, the tab that says "Activities") to narrow down the results for the sort of bike you are using (road bike, mountain bike etc.). You will get a list of gpx tracks...
Here's a Wikiloc track that should help answer your questions. Change the map background with the dropdown menu at the top right. You can make it fullscreen with the IGN raster map as the background.
https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/ruta-del-gollizno-29024182
Here's another with lots of...
Wow - this is very interesting. Thanks to all for the information. Walking via Abrucena allows the use of a white, unnumbered road to Finana (see wikiloc.1457107 to compare some of the alternatives), as well as giving access to many hikes into the higher mountains, including a route in the high...
The Vía Serrana from Gibralter passes 3.5 kilometers west of Setenil de las Bodegas on the stage from Ronda to Olvera. You could duck into Setenil and stay overnight in your antipodal point!
The GR 7 is another possibility. You can pick it up while walking the Vía Serrana, follow it to...
Annie, that sounds great! What a relief to know the driver will take you right to your airport hotel - no trying to figure out who will help you with your luggage, etc. Safe travels - I'll be thinking of you.
Oh, Annie. This is a lot to deal with when you are in pain. Home will look so good once you get there. Thinking of you and hoping you get lots of help today.
Hi Annie, I just edited my message above and put the link to the schedule in there. In a quick look, I see a bus leaving from Baena to Cordoba at 10:15, 13:35, and 20:00 tomorrow. You'd better double check that, though, because I am hurrying off to the ferry and may have made a mistake!
Annie, I'm getting the same thing as you - no bus tickets that can be purchased online showing up in multiple searches on various websites. I hope someone else will come on here with the answer. If you don't get any online solution, maybe later today you could go back to the bus stop where you...
Your train ride sounds like just the way to make something good of the day!
It looks like Baena is a city filled with murals painted on the city walls. If it seems doable, here's a track that will take you to murals all over the city. The photos with it are lovely. It starts at the tourist...
Annie, if you decide to bus ahead to Moclín to rest up, here are some loop day walks that you could do from there with just a waist pack and some water, so no stress on your shoulder. Each track returns you to Moclín for the night. Here's hoping you'll start to feel being delayed is a blessing...
That is good news, Annie. I sent you some tracks for walks around Granada in a PM including a walk to see the historical sites of Granada with plenty of flags to show you specific locations.
Oh, Annie, I am so sad that you have this to deal with. But it's great that you got a PT appointment. I broke my shoulder once in Spain, used a sling for several weeks, and ended up needing months and months of PT when I got home because the shoulder muscles had frozen up while my arm was in the...
And also thank you for including info about village tiendas. It is so helpful to know which places have food available.
I'm hoping things work out as well as they can for your extended family.
We also love exploring the acequias in Andalucia. There are several tracks on Wikiloc that take Mozarabe walkers on side trips alongside these wonders of engineering. The second track listed below actually includes part of the Mozarabe and has numerous flags to let you know what you are walking...
You might like taking a look at these gorgeously illustrated books (all free online) about traditional architecture in the area.
Traditional architecture books by Donald Gray...
Parts of Exodus were filmed just above Pechina (Stage 1, Km 10 on the Mozarabe). These two wikiloc tracks will take you there:
https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/ruta-por-los-escenarios-de-exodus-s-alhamilla-6458665
https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/banos-de-sierra-alhamilla-pechina-28477241
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