Hernan Perea’s Fields I

Published on 29/06/2015

Santiago-Pontones (Sierra de Segura)

Nature, Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park

Located around 1700 meters high, with more than 12300 acres wide, Hernan Perea’s Fields are one the biggest high plateaus in Spain.
The hard weather conditions - long winters with frequent snowfalls - explains the absence of trees, increasing the isolated and wideness feeling.
Its rich pasturage is kept fresh till mid summer, pasturing of Seguran sheep is mainly based at Hernan Perea’s Fields.
Spectacular and hard route it is advised to do it in spring time, avoiding winter and the strong snowfalls that takes place here.
Because if its wideness and spectacular landscape we have divided the route in several articles.

More about this place…

Hernan Perea’s Fields - also known as Hernan Pelea- is one the most singular place at the Natural Park of Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas. More than 12300 acres located at aprox 1700 meters high, shape one of the biggest high plateaus in our country. Its weather conditions - with extremely long winters - makes it ideal for a specific adapted vegetation without trees, increasing the wideness and isolation feeling. Traditionally linked to pasturing, the Seguran sheep is mainly located in these lands.