Each year you can be visiting Spain for a walking holiday from March onward, benefitting a long travel season in the southern European country. This opens up opportunities for all types of on-foot travellers. Whether you are up for a challenge, like to go remote, are interested in crossing borders or can’t choose between the mountains and the sea, Spain offers a type of hiking holiday for any interest. Will you be visiting Spain in March or later this year?

Check out the below ideas that show the variety of options available for active holidays in the outdoors of Spain.

If You Like to Get 2 For 1

With an average of 300 days of sunshine each year, the dramatic coastline where the Pyrenees tumble to the Mediterranean can be enjoyed almost all year. For those of you who can’t decide between the French or Spanish section of the Pyrenees, why not cross the border between France and Spain on foot. Hike the Vermillion Coast and expect stunning mountainscapes, sea views, bright skies and delicious seafood. Also, there is plenty of time for relaxation built in the itinerary, so that you can enjoy the off-season calm of the pretty fishing ports along the Vermillion Coast in months like March, April and May.

Travel to Spain in Spring >> Go Hiking the Vermillion Coast >>

For Those Who Like to Go Remote

The weather in Andalucía’s mountains can be harsh in the summer and winter months – but travel in spring for beautiful fresh colours of green lighting up the valleys. Visit this part of Spain from March onward and find the hedgerows and paths lined with flower buds and migratory birds, while enjoying the pleasant temperatures. Go on an exhilarating walk in a remote part of Spain. Explore along terraced fields and irrigation channels that date back to the Moorish era, while staying in hidden white-washed villages.

Travel to Spain in Spring >> Go Hiking in the Sierra de Aracena, Andalucia >>

If You Can’t Choose

The majestic Sierra de Tramontana is a massif of limestone peaks tumbling to the turquoise waters of the Balearic Sea on the northwest part of Mallorca. For those that can’t choose between mountain hikes or coastal walks, this is the perfect setting. Venture forth on a series of hikes through shady forests, olive groves and ancient farmsteads, visit tiny sun-drenched beaches and spend the night in a traditional monastery, listening to the sound of nightingales from your bedroom window.

Travel to Spain in Spring >> Go walking along Majorca's Sierras and Monasteries along the coast >>

For an Old-world Rural Feel

Hiking in Spain can be easily done year-round as long as you choose its exotic islands. Explore for example the island of Gomera while visiting Spain in March or any other time in spring. Hike your way around the second-smallest Canary Island that has retained an old-world rural feel. Here you can experience high rocky mountains to cloud forest, banana plantations and whitewashed homesteads. If you want, you can extend your trip and explore Tenerife and Mount Teide, Spain’s highest mountain and the world’s third tallest volcano!

Travel to Spain in Spring >> Go Walking in the Canaries >>

If You’re After a Challenge

The Spanish side of the Pyrenees has a drier climate than the French side and is less visited. It offers a magnificent array of rugged mountains, deep gorges, beech and pine forests, cultivated terraces, ancient stone bridges, unspoilt towns and villages with many historic buildings, linked through a network of waymarked trails and paths. The walking is about 5-8 hours a day with an average altitude gain of 900m (sometimes over 1000m) and you’ll need to be competent at map reading and compass work.

Travel to Spain from June onward >> Go walking in the Alto Aragon: The Spanish Pyrenees >>