Day 1
Riding: No riding.
You will arrive at your hotel in Jerez del Marquesado where you will meet your guide and other riders at 8pm for a welcome briefing.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
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Day 2 - Lugros - Shepherds' Path - La Pantaneta - Lugros
Riding: 5 - 6 hours
After a good breakfast, you will make your way by car to the stables in Lugros to meet the horses (15 minutes drive). On this first day you will become familiar with your horse, After preparing your horse, you will ride along an easy trail with wonderful views of the highlands (1200 metres above sea level). You will ride the 'shepherds path' that runs through thick pine forests. The dense pine forests, the silence and tranquility allows you to immerse yourself in the almost magical nature of the surroundings.
You will arrive at La Pantaneta, a small lake surrounded by mountains that were formed due to the melting waters of the Sierra Nevada. Here you will enjoy a home-cooked picnic. If you are brave you can bathe in the cool water. In the afternoon you will ride back to Lugros and then transfer to your hotel for another dinner and overnight.
Day 3 - Lugros-Camarate-Jerez del Marquesado
Riding: 5 - 6 hours
The easy paths on the mountains have made it possible for locals to lead their cows and bulls to the green high mountain meadows know as El Camarate and this is where you will ride today.. It is a very special place with large meadows and Atlantic trees. You ride to an altitude of 2000 metres and around noon you will enjoy a picnic lunch that you have packed in your saddle bags. Then you descend to the small town of Jerez del Marquesado where you will spend a third night.
Day 4 - Jerez del Marquesado-Plane Path
Riding: 5 - 6 hours
You ride across the white streets of Jerez del Marquesado to head to Picón, one of the highest mountains in the Sierra Nevada (3090 m) but you only ride at an altitude of 2000m. Here you can find small streams and waterfalls where the water descends from the mountains which are covered in perpetual snow. You will follow the same path as a group of young people from Jerez who in 1960 travelled to rescue American soldiers who had crashed their plane on the peaks of Picón. Stop for a picnic next to the "La Tizná' stream. After lunch, ride back to Jerez del Marquesado for another dinner and overnight.
Day 5 - Jerez del Marquesado - Zalabi Valley - Lugros
Riding: 5 - 6 hours
Today you will descend from the altiplano (1200m) towards the the Zalabí Valley riding through a green landscape, surrounded by cultivated fields. In another time in history these fields were used to grow mulberry trees to feed the worms needed for the manufacture of silk. The silk was specifically used to dress the Muslim Sultans who inhabited Andalusia. You will enjoy your picnic at La Tehea, a natural water source that emerges directly from the ground and has been in use since Arabic times.
From there you ride back to the stables in Lugros and are transferred to Guadix (15 minutes) where you will enjoy the delicious local cuisine and wines at the Hotel Palacio de Oñate - your base for the final two nights of the trail.
Day 6 - Lugros - End of the World - Lugros
Riding: 5 - 6 hours
After breakfast you are transferred back to your horses. Today you will ride to one of the most spectacular places in Sierra Nevada - the End of the World. This red clay valley, reminiscent of the Grand Canyon, was formed during the Quaternary period by meltwater from the Sierra Nevada range and contains within its walls the largest inhabited cage complex in the world. More than 4000 people still live in these caves!
Stop for a picnic lunch in Marchal surrounded by this spectacular landscape. In the afternoon you ride back to the stables in Lugros where you say goodbye to your horses. You're transferred to Guadix where you can visit the caves before a farewell dinner in a typical cave restaurant.
Overnight at Palacio de Onate hotel.
Day 7 - Transfer
Riding: No riding.
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your departure.
| 2025 - Private Granada Airport Transfer |
€100
Paid locally
Private Granada airport/bus station transfer, each way for the car (3 pax)
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| 2025 - Private Malaga Airport Transfer |
€240
Paid locally
Private Malaga airport transfer, each way for the car (3 pax)
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| 2025 - Single Supplement |
£30
$41
€35
per night
per person
Paid to Far and Ride
Cost is per night and payable by anyone requiring a single room unless a room share is found.
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| 2025 - Single Supplement - Easter, July & August |
£43
$58
€50
per night
per person
Paid to Far and Ride
Single supplement payable by anyone in a single room in Easter, July and August.
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| 2025 - Small Group Supplement (2 riders) |
£215
$290
€250
per person
Paid to Far and Ride
Supplement payable to confirm any date for a minimum of 2 riders. *Will be removed, adjusted or refunded once more riders book.
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| 2025 - Small Group Supplement (3 riders) |
£174
$230
€200
per person
Paid to Far and Ride
Supplement payable to confirm any date for a minimum of 3 riders. *Will be removed or refunded once more riders book.
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Note: All programmes and itineraries are weather dependent; in the face of adverse, or unexpected, weather conditions reasonable attempts will be made to provide equivalent riding. All programmes are accurate at the time of writing. However, the team may adapt or modify details, whilst aiming to provide a similar experience.
