28 October 2017 – Granadella

Fourteen of us walking this week

David led this walk, as he usually does

The mirador looked magical in the bright sunshine

We have not done this walk for a long time, due to serious fire damage last summer

There were still some signs of the fire, but mostly covered by new undergrowth

It is the first time most of this group have done this walk and I was pleased that it is again looking at its best 

The path over the headland is difficult, but easier coming down the other side

And we soon arrived at the ruins of the Napoleonic fort

As always we had our banana stop here

Nice to have Colin with us again, after his second holiday walking sections of the Santiago de Compostela

This is one of our most scenic picnic stops

Then there is an easy section of the coastal path

Followed by a not so easy section which is chain assisted

Nick demonstrates how it should be done

The next section is even more challenging

The wood hand rails had been destroyed in the fire

But fortunately have been replaced

And finally the mirador overlooking Granadella beach

We had our lunch on the beach and had to share it with a more people than expected

After lunch the long climb back to the cars at Combre del Sol

Here the slopes were covered in fire damaged trees

It was quite a challenging walk on such a hot day, but everyone was still going strong as we near the end.