Welcome to Walking Extremadura — the web site all about walking in Extremadura
I started this web site in the Summer of 2007. It was just after I came to live in the Sierra de Montánchez and realised there were unexplored walking opportunities available in the area. I wanted to share what I was discovering, firstly with family and friends and later, with the much wider, and international, walking community. Walking Extremadura will show you the beauty of walking in this area - and not just walking. This is also the place for painters, flower lovers, bird watchers, photographers, animal lovers and people who love history. That’s before we start on about lovers of good food and relaxed and enjoyable company. You will find all that and more in Extremadura.
On walkingextremadura.com you will find:
To navigate this site use the horizontal menu bar at the top. All the walks can be found listed under the 'walks' button, then the area in which they are located geographically. It's logical, I hope. The site has been made simple so that all of us spend less time on the computer and more time walking.
I have my boots on, ready, as I write.
Gisela Radant Wood
All photography and text on this site © Gisela Radant Wood
(Click on small photos to get a whole-screen view, then close by clicking the x in the top right corner.)
All maps are by Google
On walkingextremadura.com you will find:
- regularly written up walks and routes with descriptive text, maps and GPS points to locate walks accurately
- a few historical notes on the routes and general information on walking in Extremadura
- a lot of photography to tempt you here
- how to get here and where to stay
- links, changing pages and updates
To navigate this site use the horizontal menu bar at the top. All the walks can be found listed under the 'walks' button, then the area in which they are located geographically. It's logical, I hope. The site has been made simple so that all of us spend less time on the computer and more time walking.
I have my boots on, ready, as I write.
Gisela Radant Wood
All photography and text on this site © Gisela Radant Wood
(Click on small photos to get a whole-screen view, then close by clicking the x in the top right corner.)
All maps are by Google
Walking News and Updates • 12th March 2024
This Winter in Extremadura has been rather strange as we have had rain in five consecutive months. The rain has caused some localised flooding once or twice but it has mainly been good, steady rain that has filled ditches, streams. rivers, lakes and the reservoirs. The countryside is wonderful and everything looks green and full of flowers. In between the rainy days, we have had days of sunshine and these are great walking days. I try to walk every walk on this website and in my two books at least once a year to make sure the paths are still walkable and that there have been no major changes. If there are changes, they are posted on the site or on the 'Books' page. It's important to me that everyone enjoys the walks and that there is no danger of getting lost.
With this in mind I walked the Trujillo City Walk today and there are changes so the page has been updated. While I was in Trujillo I had a fantastic view of the whole length of the Sierra de Gredos 100km to the north. The day was beautifully clear and sunny if not warm. I do not think I have ever seen snow so far down the mountains. That would explain the cold winds. The mountains look beautiful but it's time to warm up a bit now — it's March!
ipage, who host this site, will stop supporting Weebly next year. I have constructed this site using Weebly and so I will be spending the hot part of this Summer building a new site (same name) using WordPress. I will be editing, adding, deleting and generally updating everything. When the new site is ready I shall give notice and then launch it. Hopefully, it will all be as seamless as when Apple stopped supporting iweb and I moved to ipage and Weebly. Well, the site has had 10 years with Weebly so I cannot complain but I do wish that companies would not buy up perfectly good technology only to drop it. However, that's a discussion for another day. In the meanwhile, 'Happy Walking!'
Slideshow:
Los Barruecos, Malpartida de Cáceres
Almond blossoms, Almoharín, Sierra de Montánchez
Short-toed eagle looking for breakfast over the Sierra de Montánchez (below the eagle but hidden)
View from the Camino Natural del Guadiana on the Puente Cogullado, off the road between Navalvillar de Pela and Orellana de la Sierra
Near the head of the Arroyo de la Garganta, north of Robeldillo de Gata, Sierra de Gata-Las Hurdes border
Near Los Pilones, Parque Natural Garganta de los Infiernos, Jerte Valley
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker outside Almoharín, Sierra de Montánchez
Lavender in wild olive grove with Cancho Blanco in the background, Sierra de Montánchez
Below the Collado de las Losas on the way to Puente Nuevo, Parque Natural Garganta de los Infiernos, Jerte Valley
Fritillary butterfly on thistles near the Castle of Amenara, Sierra de Gata
On the Camino del Payo between Villamiel and Payo, Sierra de Gata
On the annual invitation walk "La Ruta de los Garbanzos' hosted by the Almoharín Walking Group, Sierra de Montánchez
Cascades Nogaleas, Navaconcejo, Montes de Tras la Sierra
Griffon Vultures on the walk up to the castle, Monfragüe National Park
With this in mind I walked the Trujillo City Walk today and there are changes so the page has been updated. While I was in Trujillo I had a fantastic view of the whole length of the Sierra de Gredos 100km to the north. The day was beautifully clear and sunny if not warm. I do not think I have ever seen snow so far down the mountains. That would explain the cold winds. The mountains look beautiful but it's time to warm up a bit now — it's March!
ipage, who host this site, will stop supporting Weebly next year. I have constructed this site using Weebly and so I will be spending the hot part of this Summer building a new site (same name) using WordPress. I will be editing, adding, deleting and generally updating everything. When the new site is ready I shall give notice and then launch it. Hopefully, it will all be as seamless as when Apple stopped supporting iweb and I moved to ipage and Weebly. Well, the site has had 10 years with Weebly so I cannot complain but I do wish that companies would not buy up perfectly good technology only to drop it. However, that's a discussion for another day. In the meanwhile, 'Happy Walking!'
Slideshow:
Los Barruecos, Malpartida de Cáceres
Almond blossoms, Almoharín, Sierra de Montánchez
Short-toed eagle looking for breakfast over the Sierra de Montánchez (below the eagle but hidden)
View from the Camino Natural del Guadiana on the Puente Cogullado, off the road between Navalvillar de Pela and Orellana de la Sierra
Near the head of the Arroyo de la Garganta, north of Robeldillo de Gata, Sierra de Gata-Las Hurdes border
Near Los Pilones, Parque Natural Garganta de los Infiernos, Jerte Valley
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker outside Almoharín, Sierra de Montánchez
Lavender in wild olive grove with Cancho Blanco in the background, Sierra de Montánchez
Below the Collado de las Losas on the way to Puente Nuevo, Parque Natural Garganta de los Infiernos, Jerte Valley
Fritillary butterfly on thistles near the Castle of Amenara, Sierra de Gata
On the Camino del Payo between Villamiel and Payo, Sierra de Gata
On the annual invitation walk "La Ruta de los Garbanzos' hosted by the Almoharín Walking Group, Sierra de Montánchez
Cascades Nogaleas, Navaconcejo, Montes de Tras la Sierra
Griffon Vultures on the walk up to the castle, Monfragüe National Park
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We are not on FaceBook or Twitter (I'd rather be walking) but if you want to keep up with the news just put us into 'favourites' and visit every so often.
We are not on FaceBook or Twitter (I'd rather be walking) but if you want to keep up with the news just put us into 'favourites' and visit every so often.