Where To Stay Whilst In The Mountains
This is not an exhaustive list of every every ruin in the Sierras. It is what we regularly use and consider as adequate shelter. They are generally listed from the SW to the NE of the range.
Refugio del Caballo
Refugio del Caballo Type: Unguarded
State: Average
Height: 2830m
Grid Ref: 30S 461282 4096870
Location: Just NE of Cerro de Caballo adjacent to Laguna de Caballo
Access: Lanjaron or Niguelas
Capacity: 10
Refugio Elorrieta
Refugio Elorrieta Type: Unguarded
State: Poor
Height: 3169m
Grid Ref: 30S 465230 4099708
Location: SW ridge of Tajos de la Virgen, head of Lanjaron valley
Access: Pradollano
Capacity: 15
Refugio Cebollar
Refugio Cebollar Type: Unguarded
State: Poor
Height: 2600m
Location: E of Rio Chico above Puente Palo. W of summit of Las Alegas
Access: Puente Palo, Soportujar, Canar, Lanjaron
Capacity: 15
Refugio de la Cariguela
Refugio de la Cariguela Type: Unguarded
State: Good
Height: 3205m
Grid Ref: 30S 467127 4100697
Location: Collado de Cariguela, pass S of Veleta
Access: Pradollano, Hoya de la Mora
Constructed: 1988
Capacity: 16
Refugio de Villavientos
Refugio de Villavientos Type: Unguarded
State: Good
Height: 3080m
Grid Ref: 30S 470324 4100196
Location: S of Loma Pelada just S of old road
Access: Pradollano, Capileira
Capacity: 10
Refugio de Caldera
Refugio de Caldera Type: Unguarded
State: Good
Height: 3050m
Grid Ref: 30S 471049 4101246
Location: Head of Rio Mulhacen, W of Mulhacen, S of Puntal de la Caldera
Access: Capileira, Trevelez, Pradollano
Constructed: 1988
Capacity: 16
Refugio del Poqueira
Refugio del Poqueira Type: Guarded
State: Excellent
Height: 2500m
Grid Ref: 30S 471273 4098205
Location: On a shelf SW of the peak of Mulhacen, vicinity Rio Mulhacen
Access: Capileira via Cebedilla or Hoya del Portillo
Constructed: 1996
Capacity: 85 beds
Services: Water, showers, bar, meals, beds, free kitchen, fireplace, lockers
Telephones: 958 34 33 49 / 958 06 41 11 / 659-554224
Refugio Piedra Partida
Refugio Piedra Partida Type: Unguarded
State: Average
Height: 2430m
Grid Ref: 30S 473771 4109441
Location: Head of Rio Vadillo via Verada de Estrella
Access: Guejar Sierra, Jerez de Masquesado
Constructed: 1988
Capacity: 6-8
Refugio Postero Alto
Refugio Postero Alto Type: Guarded
State: Excellent
Height: 1900m
Grid Ref: 30S 481940 4110003
Location: Firebreak E of Rio Alhori
Access: Jerez de Marquesado
Constructed: 1996
Capacity: 64 beds
Services: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Picnic, Bar, Fireplaces in rooms, hot showers
Telephones: 616 50 60 83
Peñon Colorado
Type: Unguarded
State: Ruin
Height: 2840m
Location: Head of Lanjaron valley
Constructed: early 1900's as a forest shelter
Capacity: 8