Fuente del Esparto

Fuente del Esparto / Nerja

In a national park, for nature lovers, you must have good footingshoes, you can make a part of your car and than decide which nice walk you want to choice, or to make a nice pic-nic in the mountains, ...

Good walk ,better if you start at the Picnic area.

Walked this a few times, once all the way from Nerja and it is easier from the picnic area ( El Pinarillo Recreaton Area ) although the track up does have some interesting views, and look out for the ...

Lovely start point for walking

It is worth the long drive up dirt road to find this facility - a good place to start many walks, Main facilities not open when we first visited (March 16) but still a good base. Ran up the barranco ...

El fuente

The first 5km is a bit of a trek through the national park, a gentle uphill walk but after the recreation ground it gets more interesting as you wind round to el Fuente. Watch out for the bees though.

Combination of car and hike!

The "path" has been designed for motor traffic, but parking has to be chosen carefully. The surface varies during the year, so careful driving at 10mph is best - especialy if you have a hired car! It ...