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The route description, together with the individual route map, should allow you to follow these walks without difficulty. Places and features on the map are highlighted in bold in the route description to aid navigation. However, you should always carry a compass and, ideally, the recommended map of the area; and a handheld GPS device is always an excellent second point of reference (see ‘GPS tracks’, below).

Water springs have been included in the route descriptions but bear in mind that following periods of drought they may be all but non-existent.

Rating

Walks are graded as follows:

 Easy – shorter walks with little height gain

 Easy/Medium – mid-length walks with little steep climbing

 Medium – mid-length walks with some steep up and downhill sections

 Medium/Difficult – longer routes with a number of steep up and downhill sections.

If you’re reasonably fit you should experience no difficulty with any of these routes. For walks classed as Medium/Difficult, the most important thing is to allow plenty of time and take a good supply of water. And remember that what can be an easy walk in cooler weather becomes a much more difficult challenge in the heat. This rating system assumes the sort of weather you’re likely to encounter in winter, spring or autumn in Andalucía.