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Southern Route to Mulhacén – Mulhacén Summit loop from Refugio Poqueira

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Granada

Comarca de la Alpujarra Granadina

Capileira

Southern Route to Mulhacén – Mulhacén Summit loop from Refugio Poqueira

Hard

5.0

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Southern Route to Mulhacén – Mulhacén Summit loop from Refugio Poqueira

06:35

13.6km

1,000m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 847 m for 937 m

After 2.62 km for 613 m

After 3.33 km for 221 m

After 3.60 km for 84 m

After 3.90 km for 74 m

After 4.22 km for 117 m

After 4.76 km for 626 m

After 6.98 km for 1.57 km

After 8.70 km for 97 m

After 10.1 km for 1.12 km

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Alpine Hut

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Refugio Poqueira

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Maintained hut and perfect overnight spot for a multi-day tour over the Sierra Nevada. Attention: Food is available punctually at 8 p.m. (sometimes earlier in the darker season), and the …

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820 m

Hoya Grande Trail

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The narrow path that runs through the Hoya Grande is less than a kilometer long but, especially in spring, it is spectacular. At this time it is surrounded by flowers …

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2.58 km

Alto del Chorrillo

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Alto del Chorrillo is the starting point for those who crown the Mulhacén in One-Day Routes. There is a shuttle bus organized by the Altas Cumbres Interpretation Service that goes …

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3.27 km

Spanish Civil War Machine Gun Nest

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From the civil war.

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5.45 km

Southern Route to Mulhacén

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Ascent or descent south side to Mulhacén with magnificent panorama to the Mediterranean.

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7.64 km

Mulhacén Summit

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Among the legends that surround the Sierra Nevada mountains, the story of King Muley Hassem, father of the famous Boabdil, the last monarch of Granda who surrendered the city to …

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7.67 km

Mulhacén Peak

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7.69 km

Mulhacén Summit

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After a long walk, we reached the destination point: the summit of Mulhacén (3479 meters), the highest peak of the Iberian Peninsula. They say that if the day is very …

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13.6 km

End point

Alpine Hut

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.15 km

3.67 km

1.61 km

131 m

Surfaces

7.00 km

3.08 km

2.75 km

721 m

Elevation

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Highest point (3,430 m)

Lowest point (2,470 m)

Weather

Monday 25 May

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