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 Stream bed – dry or wet, depending on rainfall during the previous winter.

 Wall – dry stone unless otherwise stated.

A word about names

Wherever possible, names for sierras, rivers and roads are the ones that appear on the most up-to-date maps. However, some names have been chosen to reflect common usage and do not appear on maps other than in this book.

THE NORTHERN SIERRAS: THE SISTEMA CENTRAL

Returning to Gata with the Torre de Almenara in the distance (Walk 3)

SIERRA DE GATA

WALK 1

San Martín de Trevejo and the Sierra de Eljas

Start/Finish San Martín de Trevejo Distance 19km Ascent/Descent 710m Time 6hrs Terrain Village streets, rural lanes, earth tracks over moorland, footpaths occasionally paved with granite, cobbled woodland track Max altitude 1058m Map IGN 573-111 Eljas 1:25,000 Refreshments At San Martín de Trevejo and Eljas around the squares Access By car: reach San Martín de Trevejo via Plasencia to Coria on the EX-108, or the adjacent motorway. Then take the EX-109 to Moraleja, the CC-3.1 to Cilleros and the CC-3.2 to a junction on the EX-205. Turn left and San Martín de Trevejo is signposted on the right. Parking On the CC-1.1 in a parking area on the right opposite the café/bar ‘Enigma’ and before the entrance to San Martín de Trevejo. Waymarks White and yellow flashes Spring water One spring just before San Martín de Trevejo Note The footpath is vague in places; a compass may be useful. Do not walk in times of poor visibility.

A classic sierra walk. It follows an ancient communication path, the Camino de Navasfrías, over the Sierra de Gata to the Puerto de San Martín, which links Extremadura with Castile and León. The start is on a series of small lanes and a minor road. Once Eljas has been reached, the walk passes through an extensive Pyrenean oak wood followed by a long gentle ascent through wild boulder-strewn moorland to the Puerto de San Martín. Then it is downhill all the way to San Martín de Trevejo through woods of Spanish chestnut and Pyrenean oaks.