Capileira: La Cebadilla - Río Poqueira

Walk with Granada Rutas - Senderismo en Granada

This circular river route starts in Capileira. The route is 9.66 km long, has an elevation of 407 m and takes about 4 hours to complete.

LONG DESCRIPTION

On this circular route, we walk up from Capileira through the Barrando de Poqueira to the abandoned village of La Cebadilla, once home to hydroelectric workers. We then walk back down on the opposite slope. Highlights of the route include traditional Alpujarra houses, Moorish irrigation terraces, and refreshing dips in the Río Poqueira, with stunning scenery throughout.

Distance	9.656 km
Duration	3 hours 20 minutes GPX ------ 3 hours 26 mins (Naismith)
Total Climb	408 m
Highest Point	1603 m
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weight/calories/ml beer: 50/686/412 -- 55/754/453 -- 60/823/494 -- 65/891/535 -- 70/960/576 -- 75/1028/617 -- 80/1097/659 -- 85/1165/699 -- 90/1234/741 -- 95/1302/782 -- 100/1371/823 --
Calorie Note: The calories info is grouped into 3 figures according to body weight including luggage. This is just a very rough guide. Our figures here are lower than a fitbit. You can see how much 5% beer you will need to drink to replace the calories you have burned.

Note: The GPX time is the time on the GPX file. The GPX might not be accurate if during the walk the walkers went for a meal for example. Naismith is a formula based on distance and elevation.

Meeting Point: Capileira

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Sorry we do not allow download of the gpx file of this walk because our group suffered a takeover by the weasly walkers. Click here if you would like to know what a walking group takeover is.

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This page was last updated on 1st October 2025