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The Wild Asparagus Hunters are Out and About

It´s that time of year. Cars parked in odd places, the solitary person - usually a man, popping up above a bank or from behind an olive tree. The hunters of the wild aparagus are here. The plentiful rain scattered with a day or two of sunshine has brought them out in droves. Some have their route, others instinctively know where to go. They appear, walking back to their cars, with a huge bundle of foot long green spears of asparagus. And off they go, probably not to be seen for another year - or another week if the rain continues. No matter how hard the shoots try and hide the older men hunt them down with stick in hand, to fob off the spiky old growth, and uncover the tender new stems of wild asparagus. Everyone has their favourite way of cooking them but the most common seems to be in a Tortilla - the thick Spanish potato omelette to which you can add anything that comes to hand - or is hunted down. My one or two shorter stem finds don´t come close to the experienced hunters catch. I...
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GR Walking Route - 48 Sierra Morena

Andalucia is a top destination for walking, we head out of the door and in any direction. There are few obstacles except natural ones, we´ve had to backtrack because of not being able to cross streams.

Here is a route we´ve been checking out and hope to walk in stages as well as our more local Camino Mozarabe we want to do. So little time!

So if you fancy a change from the commercialised GR -65 Santiago de Compostela walking route try this newly restored and signed route from Portugal to Jaén in northern Andalucia.




The GR - 48 covers 581 kms in thirty stages across six of Andalucia´s natural parks. They are:

Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche, Huelva
Sierra Norte de Sevilla, Sevilla
Sierra de Hornachuelos, Córdoba
Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro, Córdoba
Sierra de Andújar, Jaén
Despeñaperros, Jaén

New signposts and markers have been added all along the route, just look out for the red and white signs.



Stages of the GR 48 Sierra Morena walking route.

Barrancos – Encinasola
Encinasola – Cumbres de San Bartolomé
Cumbres de San Bartolomé – Cumbres Mayores
Cumbres Mayores – Hinojales
Hinojales – Arroyomolinos de León
Arroyomolinos de León – Cala
Cala – Santa Olalla del Cala
Santa Olalla del Cala – El Real de la Jara
El Real de la Jara – Almadén de la Plata
Almadén de la Plata – Cazalla de la Sierra
Cazalla de la Sierra – Constantina
Constantina – La Puebla de los Infantes
La Puebla de los Infantes – Hornachuelos
Hornachuelos – Posadas
Posadas – Almodóvar del Río
Almodóvar del Río – Santa María de Trassierra
Santa María de Trassierra – Cerro Muriano
Cerro Muriano – Villaharta
Villaharta – Obejo
Obejo – Presa del Guadalmellato
Presa del Guadalmellato – Adamuz
Adamuz – Montoro
Montoro – Marmolejo
Marmolejo – Santuario de la Virgen de la Cabeza
Santuario de la Virgen de la Cabeza – Viñas de Peñallana
Viñas de Peñallana – Baños de la Encina
Baños de la Encina – La Carolina
La Carolina – Santa Elena


The photo and map are from the Spanish GR -48 walking site. There is a guide available in English drop me an email and I´ll translate how to get one - rachel dot martos at gmail dot com.

There is a lovely rural hotel right on the GR48 route at Montoro - Hotel Rural Molino La Nava.


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