- This small shelter stands 1,154 metres up, near the famous Cañada de las Hazadillas.
- Easy to reach and in a setting of singular beauty, it has become one of the most walked routes in the Sierra Sur.
- From the shelter we can enjoy wonderful views of the Quiebrajano valley, Otíñar and, in the distance, Jabalcuz and Jaén. Facing us, majestic, stands La Pandera, 1,872 metres high.
- We can lengthen the walk by way of the Matamulos hill, which gives wonderful panoramas of the Quiebrajano reservoir, Ventisqueros and Las Coberteras.
More about this place…
The Chimba mountain shelter, well known to Jaén’s hikers, lies very close to the Cañada de las Hazadillas. From there we can set off along the way, enjoying a wonderful setting full of rockrose, rosemary, terebinth and pine. In less than an hour we will reach the Chimba shelter, 1,154 metres up, with spectacular views over the Quiebrajano valley.
