Centro Hípico
VALLE DEL ALMANZORA
Trekking
Come along and enjoy our horse trekking excursions into the beautiful surrounding countryside or even down to one of the fantastic beaches in the area. You can book 2 or 4 hour excursions and be guided by our fully qualified instructors.
If you wish to book now - click here, we can even organise to pick you up from local hotels in Águilas down the coast to Mojacar. If you would like to take advantage of this service, please ensure you fill in the booking form accordingly or alternatively call us on
(+34) 691241878.
We can supply you with a picnic for your lunch, we will stop on the way and have a relaxing meal in the countryside or on the beach and allowing the horses to rest.
One Hour Trekking Routes.
ROUTE 1
Characteristic: Medium difficulty, lots of climbs and drops. Not for beginners.
Description:
Leaving the Hipica, we will turn right and follow the main track. At the Cortijo (farmhouse) at the next crossing we will turn left towards Cabezo de las Higueras. Once we reach the highest point of the track, we will take a path on our left and follow this to return to the stables.
ROUTE 2
Characteristic: Easy (beginners)
Description:
Leaving the stables, we will turn left towards Rambla de Guazamara. We will follow the Rambla (river bed) until we reach the Guazamara track. We then cross the path/track, uphill parallel to the Rambla de Mahoma on our left, we will follow this to Vizcaino, crossing through the orange groves heading back to the stables.
ROUTE 3
Characteristic: Easy (beginners)
Description:
We will turn right out of the Stables, after about 150 meters we turn right again and take the track heading west. We will follow this track until we find a ruin on our right, here we will turn right again and continue through orange groves until we can see the boundary fence. We carry on the track that runs parallel to the fence until we join the main track on our left hand side. Once on the main track we keep going, passing on our left some green houses, until we reach the track where we turn right and make our way back to the stables.
ROUTE 4
Characteristic: Easy (beginners)
Description:
Leaving the stables, we will turn left and follow the road until reach the river bed Rambla del Pinar. We cross the Rambla and keep going for another 80 meters and then we will turn right and cross the Rambla del Pinar again, we continue on this track follows parallel to the river bed until we reach an abandoned farmhouse. At this point we cross the river bed again and take the track that starts on the right hand side, leaving the farmhouse at our left. We carry on until we meet the main track where we turn left and make our back to the stables.
Four Hour Trekking Routes.
ROUTE 1
Ruta de la Cañada de los Montesinos.
Level of difficulty: Easy.
We will turn left out of the stables and head towards Guazamara. Riding passed many fields of lettuce and vegetable crops. Then we will pass through large orange groves surrounded by mountains, these mountains were intensely mined for may years. The landscape changes dramatically in this area with every turn of the road, as we pass through the hill and mountains known as el Cabeza de los machos, el Cerro de los Montesinos, el Collado del Lobo. On our journey we will encounter numerous cortijos, many of which are still lived in, but many are in differing states of disrepair. We will continue on until we reach the Rambla de las Garcia which we will follow for the rest of our journey back to the stables
ROUTE 2
Ruta del Mirador de el Apartadero.
Level of difficulty:
Easy
We start from the
stables following the path that runs from the top of the Loma de Higueras
and the La Loma en Medio. Having traversed these foothills we will reach the
Rambla de Canalejas, which will continue on its downward path in the
direction of Lomas del Marullo. Riding passed many fields of lettuce and
other vegetable crops, arriving at the town of Pulpí. Pulpi is one of the
most important towns in the area for its vegetable crops. From here we will
pass through the area known as Los Llanos de La Rica's and before us is an
impressive mountain range that make up the Sierra la Aguilon and Sierra de
los Pinos. Here the road winds through hills and ravines, alternating flat
areas with steep slopes arriving at the Puerto de los Peines.
On our left
you will see the quaint mountain formations known as
Las Orejas del Diablo
(The Devil's Ear). At this point is the
el Mirador del Apartadero,
a strategic point from which we can observe the entire coastline of the
Bahia de Terreros and the island which gives its name to the bay. We then
slowly descend to the area of Las Canalejas to find the Rambla de Canalejas,
which we will return us back to the stables.
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