Gaucín station (El Colmenar) to San Pablo station - The Walk of the Wild Strawberry Trees

Start at Gaucín station.

Having taken the train one stop from San Pablo, alight from the train and walk along the platform (or along the little road which runs parallel) to the corner with lots of colourful signs.

Go past all the colourful signs, cross the railway tracks, and take the first road on the right

Sharp right to keep following Calle de la Presa ('Presa' means 'dam' in Spanish)

A view of the dam

LEAVE the track here and go up the bank to find a small path which winds uphill.

CROSS the train track and continue uphill on the path on the other side

Go through the gate and then go immediately left up a small rocky path

At the junction go straight on by the side of the fence

Fork right

After the farmhouse, go through the gap inbetween two fences, then see notes below

After going through the gap between two fences , keep going in the same direction and try to pick up a path through the woods; it was very overgrown and difficult to find the path, so we just headed up to the right to join the driveable track above. You can see from the map (go to "Raster map view") that you could just stay on the driveable track from the farmhouse but this would add some distance to the route. If you don't mind a bit of scrambling through the bushes then this short cut worked fine.

We joined the track here; turn left onto the track

This is where the woodland path joins the track - but we couldn't find the path as it's overgrown

So just stay on the driveable track

At the junction go straight on

View of the Puente Malillos (and a photobomber)

The track curves around by a stream bed

Go through the gate and stay on the track

Fork left

The Malillos bridge in the distance

A fabulous lunch spot

Go off the track to the left where you will find some rocks and great views down the Guadiaro valley back to El Colmenar. This is a good place to stop for lunch.

Lunch spot

TAKE CARE HERE - do not follow the Wiki track; please read the notes below

DO NOT GO STRAIGHT ON HERE. We went wrong here and carried on down the main track. The correct route is: At the open area with a fire-watching hut and a large pipe, walk to the left and pass immediately next to the wooden fire-watch hut; behind it you will see a good track. WALK DOWN THIS GOOD TRACK.

AIM FOR THIS TRACK just behind the wooden fire-watch hut

One of the hundreds of wild strawberry trees (they are edible but don't taste of strawberries!)

Pass through a gate; then carry straight on, on the main track

Go straight on

Stay on the main track

Pass a small lake on your left

DO NOT follow my husband...instead at this junction turn right and go through the gate

Turn right and go through a gate into a field by a house; we thought it looked private but the other route was a "dead end" at a farm with loose dogs.

GO THROUGH THIS GATE into the field

Go through a second gate to exit the property

Climb over the ladder stile

Go through the metal gate

Cross the train track and continue on the rough track on the other side

Back at San Pablo station where you parked your car