Ward's Ap Bio Lab # 5

Jairola, Castillejo-Abla Abrucena 02/11/1920

This past Sunday, February 20 we enjoyed a twinning route with our friends Cultural association Friends of the Camino de Santiago , the place chosen PR-A 303 The Jairola-El Castillejo de Abrucena .

We left for the start of the trail from the Roman Mausoleum Abla, crossing the town visiting the Plaza Mayor and the Church of the Annunciation, to get in the way of the gardens in the direction of Abrucena, once there to the circular path Castillejo's Jairola and 9.5 miles walking on several of the most emblematic places in the mountains of Abrucena within the Natural Park of Sierra Nevada.

in the way of Jairola still find fertile orchards irrigated by an ancient canal, fed por el río de Abrucena y que recoge las aguas del deshielo.Acequia, posiblemente construida por los antiguos moradores musulmanes del Castillejo en época medieval. La fortificación de el Castillejo se localiza en un cerro justo enfrente del actual pueblo, este se considera el primer emplazamiento de Abrucena. Hoy día sólo quedan sus ruinas, pero se trata de un lugar mágico y desde el cual se domina todo el territorio circundante.

Esta sierra tiene multitud de antiguos caminos de herradura y nuestro sendero transcurre por varios de ellos, recuperando asi su uso ancestral. Tras dejar atrás el camino de la Jairola y disfrutar de las vistas de su mirador nos encontramos con la cortijada más emblematic of the Sierra de Abrucena, monks, whose origins date back to 1507, no less than 500 years old.

Our walk takes us to other farms with a history such as the Hoopoe, now restored and dedicated to rural tourism, the farm's Lotrines the highest of all. El Cortijo Haza Mocha, now in ruins is a silent witness of the effort and the sweat of its former inhabitants to take some fruit to land and to survive in the harsh winter days.

Our horse trail continues to travel the mountains and ravines, passing near the farmhouse La Olivilla. Following the path he leads us through the vegetation to the site of El Castillejo.

Herradura A wide path leads us back directly to Abrucena and Abla here we return to the path of the orchards before reaching Abrucena use. In total 17.5 km. almost 6 hours, stops included.

can see the pictures clicking HERE. And down the assembly done by our friends of the Cultural Association Amigos del Camino de Santiago.