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The summit is a place to enjoy with a picnic and binoculars. There are birds of prey, huge eroded granite boulders, flowering bushes and butterflies. Afterwards, the descent is on a footpath marked by cairns and then a wide track. The views on the descent are extensive.

The majority of this walk is not in Extremadura but in Castile and León. The summit, Pico Jálama, is in Extremadura and is the highest peak in the Sierra de Gata at 1487m.

From the picnic area, walk 200m on the road, back in the direction of San Martín until just before the signpost on the right indicating Navafrías and Portugal. Cross the road. On the right, in the bushes and fallen in recent times, is a signpost for Pozo de las Nieves (Well of Snows) 2.8km.

Go through an entrance indicated by two impressive gateposts and cross a cattle grid. Enter the pine wood, turn right and follow the rough, wide track going slightly uphill. The track makes the first of several zig-zags by bending sharply left. After a few meters go through a low swing barrier which normally stands open.