Víznar: Cueva del Agua

Sierra de Huétor Natural Park

Circular walk, 7 km

Route: Víznar: Cueva del Agua

You walk from the parking lot up through the Barranco de la Umbría. The trail passes a small Pinsapo forest. You walk further up to the Collado de Víznar, where you have a nice view of Granada. The path continues to the collado de la Rata. Then you arrive at the Cueva del Aqua and you have a beautiful view of the Sierra de Huétor and the Sierra Nevada. You then walk through the forest to the Pista de Alfaguara. You follow this road, which passes the Mirador Cueva del Gato. Then you walk back to the parking lot.

shape
loop
length
6 km 788
location
Province of Granada, Andalusia, Spain
start / arrival
parking lot Cruz de Víznar (La Umbría), Pista de Alfaguara (GR-3103), Víznar
path
path:64%  road:36% 
elevation
rise: 301m / fall: -301m
lowest: 1304m / highest: 1577m
 
Photo: Pinsapar del Barranco de la Umbría, Víznar
Pinsapar del Barranco de la Umbría, Víznar
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Route "Víznar: Cueva del Agua" is recorded on 11th June 2022 and placed on 15th January 2023. The route has been viewed 1879 times.

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Points of interest

  • Cruz de Víznar
  • Cueva del Agua (cave)
  • GR-3103, Víznar
  • Mirador de la Cueva del Agua
  • Mirador Cueva del Gato
  • Peñón del Chico (1103m)
  • Alto del Chaparral (1158m)
  • Cerro del Señorico (1169m)
  • Cruz de Víznar (1559m)
  • Collado de Víznar (1484m)
  • Cerro de la Cruz (1580m)
  • Collado de la Rata (1551m)
  • Cerro de la Cueva del Agua (1605m)
  • Los Calares (1528m)
  • Cerro de las Calaveras (1586m)
  • Cerro del Pino (1466m)
  • Cerro Calvero (1498m)
  • Cerro de los Corralillos (1523m)
  • Cerro de la Encina (1493m)
  • Cerro del Carbonero (1425m)
  • El Púlpito (1424m)
  • Cerro de la Hoya del Esparto (1482m)
  • Peñón Bermejo (1345m)
  • Peñón de la Mata (1669m)

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References

Source

We found this trail in publication ‘Mapa Turístico del Arco Noreste de la Vega de Granada’, published by Alfanevada in 2022.

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