Peña de los Soldados – Lavaderos de la Reina loop from Las Girolas

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Peña de los Soldados – Lavaderos de la Reina loop from Las Girolas

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Peña de los Soldados – Lavaderos de la Reina loop from Las Girolas

11:45

27.8km

1,710m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: August 16, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

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After 19.8 km for 215 m

After 20.2 km for 2.60 km

After 27.9 km for 19 m

Waypoints

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8.30 km

Peña de los Soldados

Highlight • Summit

From here, the views of the three-thousanders, Hoya de Guadix and El Marquesado are spectacular.

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13.2 km

Los Lavaderos de la Reina is one of the star routes of Sierra Nevada. A circus of glacial origin that shows an unthinkable landscape for these latitudes, more typical of Nordic areas. High mountain peaks, laundries (chorreras), lagoons, meadows, snowfields...

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14.5 km

Grande Waterfall of the Lavaderos de la Reina

Highlight • Waterfall

To contemplate the numerous waterfalls in the area in their maximum splendor, it is better to take this circular route, going up the waterfalls, that is, in an ascending direction, …

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16.1 km

Covatillas Stream

Highlight • River

The Covtaillas stream originates in the Lavaderos de la Reina, a glacial cirque fed by snowmelt. During spring and early summer, it feeds the Covatillas pond and a wide area of alpine pastures.

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27.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.0 km

10.4 km

3.39 km

Surfaces

14.0 km

10.3 km

3.39 km

163 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

18°C

9°C

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Comments

March 26, 2023,Corral del tirón - Lavaderos de la reina

Hiking route from Jerez del Marquesado to the lavaderos de la reina, at all times on the route you will have spectacular views, in the winter months the difficulty is high and in some sections of the route trampolines will be necessary, it is advisable to be in good shape physical.

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