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 • 14th May 2025
It has been a wonderfully dry three weeks of walking and I have been joined on occasion by great walking friends; Rob, Karin and Elly. The weather is perfect just now and the countryside has never looked more wonderful. All that rain has been worth it in the end. On the 1st May, I updated a favourite walk, the Ruta de Donde Nace in Montánchez. It now incorporates an option to take in an impressive view of the town of Montánchez with the Sierra de Gredos in the distance. Thanks to Elly, I have been discovering some lovely gentle walks in the pretty country lanes around Albala and will post a new walk shortly. Wherever you are walking, I hope you are having as good a time as we are here and hope to see you in Extremadura soon.
My new book — the third — has now been published
The History of Extremadura and where to see it
ISBN: 979-83111816663
English language
404 pages
66 black and white photographs
3 maps
Published 2025 on Amazon
All the information is here
Slideshow at the top of the home page:
Between Garganta del Olla and Cuacos de Yuste, La Vera
Hawthorn, Camino Montánchez - Almoharín, Sierra de Montánchez
Reflections in the natural pool in Jaraiz de la Vera
Walking towards the Hermitage of Our Lady of Snows, Guijo de Santa Barbara, Sierra de Gredos
Looking west from the slopes of Cancho Blanco, Sierra de Montánchez
Near the head of the Arroyo de la Garganta, north of Robeldillo de Gata, Sierra de Gata-Las Hurdes border
Cascades Nogaleas, Navaconcejo, Montes de Tras la Sierra
Short-toed eagle looking for breakfast over the Sierra de Montánchez (below the eagle but hidden)
Near Los Pilones, Parque Natural Garganta de los Infiernos, Jerte Valley
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker outside Almoharín, Sierra de Montánchez
Fritillary butterfly on thistles near the Castle of Amenara, Sierra de Gata
On the Camino del Payo between Villamiel and Payo, Sierra de Gata
Griffon Vultures on the walk up to the castle, Monfragüe National Park
My new book — the third — has now been published
The History of Extremadura and where to see it
ISBN: 979-83111816663
English language
404 pages
66 black and white photographs
3 maps
Published 2025 on Amazon
All the information is here
Slideshow at the top of the home page:
Between Garganta del Olla and Cuacos de Yuste, La Vera
Hawthorn, Camino Montánchez - Almoharín, Sierra de Montánchez
Reflections in the natural pool in Jaraiz de la Vera
Walking towards the Hermitage of Our Lady of Snows, Guijo de Santa Barbara, Sierra de Gredos
Looking west from the slopes of Cancho Blanco, Sierra de Montánchez
Near the head of the Arroyo de la Garganta, north of Robeldillo de Gata, Sierra de Gata-Las Hurdes border
Cascades Nogaleas, Navaconcejo, Montes de Tras la Sierra
Short-toed eagle looking for breakfast over the Sierra de Montánchez (below the eagle but hidden)
Near Los Pilones, Parque Natural Garganta de los Infiernos, Jerte Valley
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker outside Almoharín, Sierra de Montánchez
Fritillary butterfly on thistles near the Castle of Amenara, Sierra de Gata
On the Camino del Payo between Villamiel and Payo, Sierra de Gata
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.