Hiking in the natural park on the outskirts of the Alhambra

Overview

The most classic of excursions in the city of Granada due to its most history-laden access, from Avellano to the top of Cerro del Sol along the Alarife path. This area is full of vegetation dominated by Mediterranean species such as holm oak, repopulated pine and some specimens of gall oaks, next to which is an abundant scrub of aromatic species. Without needing to take the car to enter places of recognized beauty. There are numerous ways to ascend to the summits of Cerro del Sol, among them, the old road that starts from the San José cemetery, the forest lanes that run behind the Silla del Moro and the Santa Elena hill, paths and paths that come from the lands of Cenes de la Vega, and through a network of trails that trace paths, mostly unreliable, through the northeastern slope of the hill that faces Sacromonte and falls towards the Darro valley. They are paths that you have to know