Los Llanos: One more GR 7 attempt

We jumped at the chance to stay in the Los Llanos area specifically because when we studied the map at home in January, this spot was practically on the GR 7. In fact, the trail that leads right out of our backyard goes up to join the GR 7 and then merges with a four-wheel-drive road that heads to some of the best hiking destinations in the Alpujarra: 0 Sel Ling, a Buddhist retreat center about 700 m above us, and beyond that three beautiful high-level acequias that we would love to see. Unfortunately there is a 20 meter section just where the GR 7 meets the four-wheel-drive track that is completely washed out as we saw last week. But this morning, falling prey to wishful thinking, we thought if we approached the slide from the other end, it just might be doable. We had a lovely walk up, but no, there simply was no way to get up that washed out section. We can, however, make a detour around the blockage via the Ermita del Padre Eterno, so if the weather improves tomorrow, that’s what we will do.

Today was not a day to be up in the mountains even if the trail had been accessible. Shortly after we started out, the clouds
and fog moved in, completely obscuring any view, and the weather app Meteo-Blue showed a thunderstorm on the way. Lightning and exposed mountain trails don’t mix, so we enjoyed our nice, warm house and pored over possibilities for tomorrow.Læs mere