Panorama de Axarquia Traditional Cache

This park is very popular with the locals and has picnic areas and a free camp site with basic facilities located along the route. The track is a mixture of hard packed gravel and dirt which is drivable by car. The location of the cache offers stunning views across the Axarquia region and El Pantano de Viñuela.

The Sierra de Alcazar National Park is situated in the heart of the Sierra de Tejeda, and is easily accessible via the village of Alcaucín.

Flora

Trees in the area include forests of black Mediterranean Pines, Holm Oaks, Cork Oaks, Gall oaks, Pyreness Oaks, Yews, Maples, and Scots Pines. Lower shrubs include Juniper, Mountain Brooms, Dwarf Fan Palm, Barberries, Honeysuckles and Rosaceous mountain plants.

Fauna

Mammals include wild mountain goats, large numbers of Spanish Ibex and Red Squirrels.

Among the birds of prey are Golden Eagles, Bonelli’s Eagles, Booted and Short-toed Eagles, Peregrine Falcons, Goshawks and Kestrels. Other birdlife includes the nocturnal Red-necked Nightjar, Nightjar, Black wheatear, Black-eared Wheatear, Wheatear, Rock Bunting, Blue Rock Thrush, Nightingales, Golden Orioles, Warblers, Dippers and Grey wagtails.

Part of the park has been designated a game reserve - the Tejeda y Almijara National Hunting Reserve.