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Dirt road and four-wheel drive access tracks

Forest roads, dirt roads and off-road tracks are used to access some route start-points, mainly in the south of the range. In winter these are normally passable in 4x4 cars and only at times when higher snow levels permit. In the summer months, with dry ground, most are passable with care by ordinary saloon cars – especially the track to Hoya del Portillo from Capileira. The worst is usually the Mirador de Rinconada, which often necessitates a 4x4 vehicle.

The routes in question are as follows:

 Route 5 – Hoya del Portillo above Capileira

 Route 10 – Puente Palo for Tajos de los Machos, Cerrillo Redondo

 Route 11 – Peña Caballera, Cerro de Caballo trailhead

 Route 12 – Mirador de Rinconada, Cerro de Caballo trailhead

 Routes 19 and 20 – Casa Forestal de la Cortijuela

 Route 28 – Loma de los Cuartos, Peña Partida (optional)

This is not, however, a definitive subject. As and when local town halls have monetary budget for road reconstruction, the tracks tend to be leveled and cleaned of all potholes, bumps and rocks. On the popular tourist tracks such as access to the Hoya del Portillo above Capileira, this is done annually – normally after the spring rains. Some tracks may have to wait years for money to be spent on them.