Cómpeta walking festival
The 13th edition: September 25 to 28, 2025
We hope you can participate again this year. The Cómpeta walking festival is the opportunity to meet old and new walking friends.
We are pleased to once again be able to offer you a varied program of walks led by experienced guides, which you can find at the bottom of this page.
Levels of the walks
Like the last years we will have 3 levels of walks. For level 1 a maximum number of 45 participants can register, for level 2 also a maximum 45 participants and for level a 3 maximum 30
participants.
Per level there are the following maximum criteria:
Level 1: maximum 10 km, 4 hours (excl. breaks), max. altitude difference 500 metres
Level 2: maximum 15 km, 6 hours (excl. breaks), max. altitude difference 800 metres
Level 3: maximum 20 km, 8 hours (excl. breaks), max. altitude difference 1400 metres.
Bear in mind that there is not such a thing as an easy walk in a hilly/mountainous area like
Cómpeta. You always have to deal with altitude differences, heat and several paths are not
easy with loose stones. Walking 10 km in Cómpeta equals with 15 km in a flat area. In
consultation with the guide a participant can change his/her level daily. Each
participant/canine friend who walked all 4 days (in either level) will receive a medal at the
end of the festival!
Practical information: carpool, lunch and prices
We continue with our system of car-share on day 2 and 3, for which the drivers get a
discount of € 10,-, but we will also have a minibus available so that no cars will have to be
overloaded.
Our coffeetable during the route will be there on all days for all levels.
Different from previous years we will have a buffet lunch for all participants down at the
pool of Hotel Balcón de Cómpeta on the 28th of September after the last walk. You have the
choice between a lunch:
- with meat
- vegetarian
- or vegan.
The participation price is this year € 70,- per person.
This participation price includes the following:
- four days of walks accompanied by experienced guides,
- one Cómpeta walking festival T-shirt per participant,
- transfers by minibus on days 2 and 3,
- coffee or tea during the coffee/teastops on all 4 days,
- participation at the buffet lunch on 28 September,
- participation in the raffle during the buffet lunch with nice local products as prizes and
- a medal for each participant who completed the 4 days of walking.
As always we can provide your accommodation in Cómpeta during the walking festival at
favourable rates at hotel Balcón de Cómpeta and other accommodations in the village. Just
send an email to competawalkingfestival@gmail.com and we will respond immediately.
Program Cómpeta walking festival 2025
Thursday 25 September start and finish Hotel Balcón de Cómpeta
09.00 am level 3 (15 km/5 hours): circular walk via Loma de Archez, the riverbed and the
footpath along the river to the Roman bridge, the chapel Santa Ana and the irrigation
channel, Loma de Canillas and via Cruz del Monte back to Cómpeta.
09.30 am level 2 (13 km/4,5 hours): circular walk via Loma de Archez, the riverbed and the
footpath along the river to the Roman bridge, the chapel Santa Ana and the irrigation
channel, the footpath above the football field and via Cruz del Monte back to Cómpeta.
10.00 am level 1 (7 km/3 hours): circular walk via Loma de Archez, the riverbed and via the
village and the chapel of San Anton back to Cómpeta.
Coffee/tea stop at the riverbed where all routes pass.