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 • 5th October 2024
We have had a very strange summer and it must have been the shortest one in living memory. It was only really hot for July and August. That was nice. This last week we have had rain and the temperature has dropped to the mid 20 degrees scale which is great for walking. Last week I finally had to buy new walking poles. My old ones had simply become too bent and too worn out. They had lasted well considering the varied terrain and the number of kilometres they had helped me with — more than 40,000km, I think, over the last 16 years.
On Saturday, I went up to the Sierra de Gata for some walking and the autumn colours are starting to creep into the countryside. The temperature was perfect and the walking was easy which was a surprise after not doing much for two months. It's a while since I walked in the Valley of Ambroz in the autumn but I shall make a special trip to do that super walk this November coming. It's a wonderful experience and I shall post photographs. My calendar is filling up fast with group walks and tomorrow I am off to Guadalupe. Wherever you are walking, have a great time.
Slideshow:
Autumn foliage between Hoyos and Trevejo, Sierra de Gata
Cascades Nogaleas, Navaconcejo, Montes de Tras la Sierra
Castle Tower, Sierra de Aguafría, Monesterio
Sunset, San Martín de Trevejo, looking westward towards Portugal
La Muela with with the Sierra de Bejár behind, La Garganta
Near the head of the Arroyo de la Garganta, north of Robeldillo de Gata, Sierra de Gata-Las Hurdes border
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
Below the Collado de las Losas on the way to Puente Nuevo, Parque Natural Garganta de los Infiernos, Jerte Valley
Lavender in wild olive grove with Cancho Blanco in the background, 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
On Saturday, I went up to the Sierra de Gata for some walking and the autumn colours are starting to creep into the countryside. The temperature was perfect and the walking was easy which was a surprise after not doing much for two months. It's a while since I walked in the Valley of Ambroz in the autumn but I shall make a special trip to do that super walk this November coming. It's a wonderful experience and I shall post photographs. My calendar is filling up fast with group walks and tomorrow I am off to Guadalupe. Wherever you are walking, have a great time.
Slideshow:
Autumn foliage between Hoyos and Trevejo, Sierra de Gata
Cascades Nogaleas, Navaconcejo, Montes de Tras la Sierra
Castle Tower, Sierra de Aguafría, Monesterio
Sunset, San Martín de Trevejo, looking westward towards Portugal
La Muela with with the Sierra de Bejár behind, La Garganta
Near the head of the Arroyo de la Garganta, north of Robeldillo de Gata, Sierra de Gata-Las Hurdes border
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
Below the Collado de las Losas on the way to Puente Nuevo, Parque Natural Garganta de los Infiernos, Jerte Valley
Lavender in wild olive grove with Cancho Blanco in the background, 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.