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Located south of the province called Salamanca in Spain, appears the town of Béjar, which is built at an altitude near the 970 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by mountains with luxurious vegetation.
This range of mountain is called Sierra de Béjar, and its highest peak is Calvitero, with 2401 meters high.

The city of Béjar has a great tourism initiative that led to the ski resort called Sierra de Béjar - La Covatilla, which has good conditions for practicing winter sports. The ski resort starts at an elevation close to the 1900 meters and it has 24 km of ski tracks:
- 3 "Green" (easy);
- 8 "Blue" (intermediate);
- 19 "red" (hard).

You can see the ski tracks map by clicking here.

The ski resort has the easiest tracks starting at the high of 1900 meters and the highest cable car goes to the Canchal Negro at 2369 meters high.

Whether if you want to practice ski, hiking or mountaineering, from the center of the city Béjar to the parking lot of Sierra de Béjar its 18 km by road, which will take approximately 20 minutes by car and is the best spot to leave your car.

At La - Covatilla there are some buildings, such as restaurants, shops, etc, which you can also rent equipment for winter activities.

Getting There

From Madrid (205 km):
Go to Ávila through A6, then proceed to Barco de Ávila through SA100 and from there just follow the sings that leads to the parking lot of the ski resort.

From Salamanca (80 km):
Go to Vallejera de Riofrío through N630, then proceed La Hoya through SA100 and from there just follow the sings that leads to the parking lot of the ski resort.

From Cáceres (161 km):
Go to Plasencia through N630, then proceed to La Hoya through SA 100 and from there just follow the sings that leads to the parking lot of the ski resort.

If you are from outside of Spain or live in another place, you can always check the following website that shows how to get anywhere in the world by road and its really easy to use it. Just choose the location of departure and the final destination. It will create a map showing all the access roads, the distance, the estimated time of travel based on speed limits, as well as the quantity of fuel needed, among other options.

Just go to the web site: Via Michellin and put your details where is Calculate your route.

Hiking & Trekking in Sierra de Béjar

Here I will post some suggestions for different walking trail and routes to accomplish in Sierra de Béjar, in the region and the nearby places. The trails have a lot of information and signs, in order to be easy to move.

For further information about hiking in the region, you can contact the tourism office in Béjar, or the Club de Montañeros Sierra de Béjar.

Red Tape

There is not necessary to have permits to be on the mountain, however, if you are interest in practicing ski or snowboard, you will have to pay in order to have access to the cable cars.

In winter during blizzards, the roads that gives access to the mountain may be closed for a little while for safety reasons, while the authorities removes the snow from the road.

Meteorology

Weather by meteoexploration

External Links

--> Sierra de Béjar Official Web

--> 6 day weather forecast for Sierra de Béjar

--> Sierra de Béjar Webcams

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