Tahal – Benitorafe – Alcudia de Monteagud Circuit
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Walking in the Sierra de los Filabres during the warmer times of the year can be an extremely hot experience. The beauty of this walk is that it is split into three, easily completed sections through the countryside, with welcome shade in each of the three villages. The villages visited all have long histories, with each of their names coming from the time of the Moorish occupation.
The route itself covers the ancient tracks between villages, a dry streambed and a short road section (although there is very little traffic).
An abundance of wildlife, especially birds can be seen and for the lucky few the possibility of viewing wild boars rooting beneath the mountain oaks for acorns (our record is sighting an extended family of four adult females with seven young).
Our recommendation would be to start the walk in the morning when it is cooler and there is more chance of spotting the wildlife and aim to finish the circuit early afternoon in Tahal. Then have a long relaxing lunch in one of the restaurants, our favorite being La Rubira (but note that this is extremely busy at weekends with customers arriving from all over Almeria).
Although this walk is a circuit and can be started from any of the three villages and walked in either direction, our own preference from experience is to start in Tahal and complete the route in a clockwise direction.
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Spain - Southern Spain - Almeria - Filabres
Features
Ancient Monument, Birds, Butterflies, Cafe, Church, Flowers, Great Views, Hills or Fells, Restaurant, Wildlife