When and how to see Pionnos in bloom in Gredos: dates

Upon returning to Madrid from a getaway to the Jerte Valley, north of Cáceres, I was surprised when from the road I saw the mountains of the foothills of Gredos covers of a yellow carpet.

They were piornos, which were beginning to bloom in the Sierra de Gredos, In the Avila province.

I was aware of the beautiful landscapes that foster the blooms of cherry trees, almond trees and even peach trees, but I had never seen landscapes with flowers in bloom.

What are piornos

In case you didn't know, the broom is a coppice bush, which for most of the year will not attract your attention at all, but in spring, during the flowering, is covered with precious yellow flowers.

When this shrub spreads mostly over mountains and fields, see the blossoms in bloom It is one of the fascinating scenes that spring brings us.

And in the Sierra de Gredos, not far from Madrid, you can see such spring scenes.

Specifically in the aforementioned mountain range that delimits the south of Castilla y Leon some extend 65.000 hectares of pine trees, With up to 23 different varieties.

In this way, during the piornos flowering time large areas of the Sierra de Gredos are the scene of a spectacle similar to that of Jerte Valley during the cherry blossoms, riding a Estremadura, or the blooming peach fields in Grandpa, In the Lleida province.

When and how to see the piornos in flower in Sierra de Gredos

For see the piornos in flower in Gredos there are even 60 observation points, information that they provide you in the Interpretation Center of the Sierra de Gredos regional park, which is located in the Park House in the population of Hawthorn Holes.

From there you can design the route that is most appropriate for you.

Best dates to see the flowering of the piornos in Gredos

The best dates to see the piornos in flower in Gredos They concentrate on the second half of may and first half of june.

Thus, for example, if the weather is adverse and the arrival of spring is delayed, it will not be until the first half of June when you will be able to better enjoy the landscapes of piornos flowering.

But, in reality, given the large number of varieties, In Gredos you can see piornos in flower for several months.

Thus, during the month of April, in the lower levels of the mountains the variety of piorno serrano, and then until June to be able to see pine cones in bloom in the wild pine forests.

Finally, in July, at the highest levels of the mountains you can flower the variety of cambrion piorno.

Hiking routes to see piornos in bloom in Gredos

Also at this time of year in the Sierra de Gredos a series of tourism activities within the so-called Piorno Festival in bloom.

During this time, visitors are provided with maps with the observation points and a decoration contest of the houses of the mountain towns with piornos flowers.

A very popular route to do Hiking between landscapes of piornos in flower is the one that goes up to the Laguna Grande, in the Gredos circus.

It is a route of about 6 kilometers uphill that, if you do it completely, round trip, can take you 5 hours.

It starts in the Gredos Platform parking, located 12 kilometers from Hawthorn Hole.

I have to make a new one getaway to the Sierra de Gredos specifically to enjoy this spectacle of nature.