La Calahorra - Cogollos de Guadix 19.2km

There were two parts to today's walk. The first one was dominated by the tailings hills of the mine at Alquife. We had already heard about the mine in Almería, with the Cable Inglés. Although we had seen some big mines in Western Australia, we were surprised by the size of this mine. The tailings hills certainly covered a huge area.

As we climbed up the hill to Jérez del Marquesado, we noticed a difference. This was a happy town, proud of its identity. On the Plaza del Molino, there's the Ayuntamiento, a few shops, and on the side there's the Parque de la Música. We bought empanadas and pastries from the bakery El Molino and ate them at that little park. Music was drifting gently from the light pole in the centre of the park.

From Jérez del Marquesado, the trail went over a hill, through a pine forest, and then down to Cogollos de Guadix.Read more