Our gay owned holiday villas are the perfect base for walking/hiking in the Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama mountain ranges in the Axarquia region of Andalucia, just inland from Malaga and the Costa del Sol.

There are a some lovely walks in the local Montes de Malaga Parque Natural immediately south of Los Curriches. This heavily forested park has many quiet dirt tracks and paths, so it is ideal for nearby shaded circular walks. For more variety, the other Natural Parks close to Los Curriches are also recommended, namely El Torcal, El Chorro, Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama.

El Torcal is a small Natural Park just west of Los Curriches, and is visible from the property. This area has recently been put forward for recognition as a World Heritage site due to its eroded rock formations of outstanding natural beauty. Over millions of years, the exposed rock layers have eroded at different speeds leaving boulders, pinnacles, caves and other amazing rock formations. Definitely worth a visit! Mountain Ibex are commonly seen here and have got used to visitors, so they aren't camera shy!

El Chorro is also to the west of Los Curriches. The area is based around one of the largest reservoirs in the area, and has spectacular limestone rock formations and undulating forests. The area is also famous for its narrow gorge which is a magnet for rock climbers.

To the east of Los Curriches are the Sierra de Tejeda, Sierra de Almijara and Sierra de Alhama Natural Parks. These 3 adjacent parks are in the mountainous region to the east of Lake Vinuela (a 30 minute drive from here) and offer more challenging hikes than the Montes de Malaga. Mount Maroma is the highest peak in the parks at just over 2000m, and there are numerous routes up it and in its foothills. From the top of Maroma, the whole of the Axarquia region can be seen in all its glory, as well as the Sierra Nevadas further east. These unspoilt and relatively undiscovered parks offer stunning circular walks with ever changing views south to the sea, east to the Sierra Nevadas and west over Lake Vinuela.

North of Los Curriches, and visible across the valley from the villa, are the 1400 - 1600m Sierra de Camarolos mountains. Although smaller than the mountains to the east, they are still higher than the UK's highest mountain, Ben Nevis! These mountains have amazing rock formations, sheer cliffs, mountain-top meadows and oak-covered hillsides.

We have itineries and maps available for 25 local walks, with more being added all the time. These vary from short walks with little height gain to 20km walks with up to 1,500m height gains, so there's something for every level of experience here. Details of all the walks are available free of charge in the villas, along with a selection of photographs showing the highlights of each walk. We also give details of which of the trails are best for which season, as some are more shaded than others, and some trails are more spectacular at different times of the year due to wildflowers, waterfalls or snow. We've put together some example hiking itineries, to show the range of walks available from Los Curriches. Please see this separate hiking page for more details.

If you would like some company on a hike and if we are available, we can go out on one of your hikes with you (and save you doing all the map reading!). If you would like us to drive you to the trailhead, we will make a small charge for this to cover our fuel/car usage (the charge will be dependent on the distance to the trailhead, ranging from 10 to 20 Euros, regardless of the number of people in the car) but we will not make any other charge - so basically this is a free offer to accompany you on a hike if you drive!!

We have recently bought a GPS meter and we are in the process of rewalking our favorite hikes using the GPS. If you have a GPS meter, remember to bring it with you along with the interface lead, and we can load the hiking routes into your GPS meter.