outdoor sports and activities: categorized list

COUNTRY: SPAIN
Comenius 2012-2014.
OUTDOOR SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES: CATEGORIZED LIST. (Motorsports not included)
WATER SPORTS
NAME
DESCRIPTION
SURFING
KITESURFING
WINDSURFING
SAILING
Well-known activity, it is not necessary any explanation.
Surfing hanging on a kite
Surfing with the help of a sail attached to the board.
It includes a wide range of categories of boats.
NEAREST PLACE TO DO IT
(distance and time from
school)
Almerimar, Almería (13 km, 20
min).
Almerimar is El Ejido’s touristic
residential area.
WHITEWATER RAFTING
WHITEWATER KAYAKING
CANOEING
PADDLING
Going down a river rapids on an inflatable raft.
Kayaking on rapids
Kayaking on still waters. It includes different categories
Rowing boat racing. It includes different categories.
River Guadalfeo, Órgiva,
Granada (87 km, 1 h 32’)
Lago Victoria, Almerimar,
Almería (13 km, 20 min).
SCUBADIVING
FISHING
Exploring the sub-aquatic environment using self contained
underwater breathing apparatus.
The same but without the scuba gear and using just a snorkel,
goggles and flaps.
Includes different ways and categories.
Almerimar, Almería (13 km, 20
min).
Almerimar is El Ejido’s touristic
residential area
SNOW SPORTS
NAME
DESCRIPTION
NEAREST PLACE TO DO IT
A GOOD PLACE TO DO IT
(distance and time from
(distance and time from
school)
school)
Sierra Nevada Ski Resort . Granada (178km, 2h 15’)
Puerto de La Ragua, Sierra
Sierra Nevada Ski Resort .
Nevada (63 km, 1h 10’)
Granada (178km, 2h 15’)
Sierra Nevada Natural Park , Trevélez Granada (81 km , 2h 4 ‘)
Sierra Nevada Ski Resort . Granada (178km, 2h 15’)
Puerto de La Ragua (63 km, 1h Pyrenees Mountains (904 Km, 8
10’)
h 40’)
SNORKELING
ALPINE SKIING
NORDIC – CROSS COUNTRY
SKING
BACK COUNTRY SKIING
SNOWBOARDING
SLEDDING
DOG SLEDDING
Skiing downhill. The use of some ski lifts is normally necessary.
Skiing on snowed tracks over flat or smooth sloped itineraries.
Skiing on unmarked areas, complementary to winter mountaineering.
Sliding on a board down a snowed hill or slope.
Making an itinerary on a sled, over a snowed land.
A GOOD PLACE TO DO IT
(distance and time from
school)
Playa del Palmar, Cadiz (387
km, 4h 30min): waves 3 m high
normaly.
Club Naútico Almería, (42 km,
30 min)
Murillo de Gallego, Huesca (904
km, 8 h 40’) in the Pirynees.
Guadalquivir river, Sevilla. (375
km ,4 h 6’)
COMMENTARY/
REMARK
In all the coast line of Spain
you can find easily good
places to practise this kind
of sports.
Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural
Park, Almería (66 km, 55 ‘)
Anywhere in Spanish coast.
COMMENTARY/
REMARK
Sierra Nevada Mountain
Range, has a big ski resort (
more than 60 km of slopes),
and you can also practise
mountain sports in lots of
areas in the Natural Park.
EXTREME SPORTS
NAME
DESCRIPTION
BASE JUMPING
Jumping from a cliff, platform or a high building, with the help of a
parachute.
BUNGEE JUMPING
Jumping from a high bridge or platform, with the help of a special
elastic rope
Jumping from a helicopter and using a parachute.
Using a special parachute running down a hill for gliding using the
eventual thermal ascendant winds
PARACHUTING
PARAGLIDING
NEAREST PLACE TO DO IT
(distance and time from school)
A GOOD PLACE TO DO IT
(distance and time from
school)
Benidorm, Alicante (3 h 35’). Building Hoz de Jaca, Huesca Pyrenees
Base Jumping
(945, 9 h 15’)
Iron bridge on Dúrcal river, Dúrcal Granada (123km, 1h 34 ‘)
WHITE WATER RIVER
BOARDING - HIDROSPEED
SkydiveMurcia, Murcia (255 km, 2 h 35’)
Guainos Bajo, Adra, Almería
El Yelmo, Parque Natural de
(28.3km, 26‘)
Cazorla; Jaén (331 km, 4h.)
Running and jumping on walls, roofs, and urban elements.
Almería (42 km, 30 ‘)
Any town or city
Gliding hanging on a special kite using thermals.
Las Negras, Almería (89 km , 1 h.)
Sierra del Maná. Padul,
Granada . (131 km , 1 h 43’)
Going down a river rapids, using buoyant boards with handles; helmets, River Guadalfeo, Órgiva, Granada
Pyrenees, Vielha, Lleida (1014
neoprene suits and flaps are also needed.
(87 km, 1 h 32’)
km, 10 h 28 ‘)
MOUNTAIN SPORTS
NAME
DESCRIPTION
NEAREST PLACE TO DO IT
(distance and time from school)
A GOOD PLACE TO DO IT
(distance and time from
school)
Non competitive sports, walking on marked paths and approved ways
Physical activity that involves making trekking routes when there are
overnight camping stops.
Activity that involves moving up and across the surface of a steep
object using hands and feet; specialized equipment is essential.
Sierra de Gádor, Almería. (17 km, 23‘)
Alpujarras in Almería, Sierra Nevada
Natural Park (49 km, 51 ‘)
Rambla de Sansón. Celín , Almería
(19’9km, 28’)
Parque Natural Sierra de Cazorla,
Jaén (292 km , 3h 40’)
ABSEILING
Complementary activity to climbing, it’s about getting down a vertical
surface with the appropriate equipment and technique.
ICE CLIMBING
climbing on ice or hard snow surface, requiring the use of more
specialized equipment.
Área recreativa de Castala, Berja,
Almería.
(30 kn, 38’)
Sierra Nevada Natural Park , from
Trevélez, Granada (81 km , 2h 4 ‘)
ORIENTEERING
Running in the countryside to make an established itinerary with the
help of a map and a compass.
MOUNTAINEERING
WINTER MOUNTAINEERING
Exploring mountainous regions on foot, using different techniques that
include: climbing, abseiling, trekking etc
Mountaineering in snowed and iced regions
MOUNTAIN RUNNING
Cross country running on steep paths and mountains
MOUNTAIN BIKING
biking on trekking routes over long distances
CANYONING
walking, climbing, abseiling jumping and swimming on a upper part of
rivers, cliffs and waterfalls.
CAVING
Exploring caves or speleology
FREE RUNNING – PARKOUR
HANG GLIDING
HIKING - TREKKING
BACKPACKING
CLIMBING
COMMENTARY/
REMARK
Azud de Vélez , Vélez de
Benaudalla, Granada (103 km, 1 h
4’)
EL Chorro Malaga ( 234 km,
3:05h )
Pyrenees Mountains (978’3 km 10
h)
Área recreativa de Castala, Berja,
Bear’s path, Asturias,(1022km, 10
Almería.
h)
(30 kn, 38’)
Sierra Nevada, natural park AlpujarrasPyrenees Mountains, (978.3km,
Almería, (75km ,2 h)
10h)
Sierra Nevada Natural Park , from
Trevélez, Granada (81 km , 2h 4 ‘)
Área recreativa de Castala, Berja, Almería.
(30 kn, 38’)
Sierra de Gádor, Almería. (17 km, 23‘)
Parque Natural Sierra de Cazorla,
Jaén (292 km , 3h 40’)
Alhama de Almería, Almería (56 km, 47’) Río Verde, Sierra Almijara ,Jete ,
Granada (105 km, 1h 32’)
the caves of Sorbas (Almeria).From the
school to “caves of Sorbas” : 92km,1
hour
COMMENTARY/
REMARK
Soplao Caves, Cantabria (1044 km
, 9h 50 ‘)
There’s a night race in
summer very interesting.
OTHERS
NAME
DESCRIPTION
NEAREST PLACE TO DO IT
(distance and time from school)
HORSE RIDING
Horse riding involves maintaining body control on horseback, on a
route in the countryside.
Cortijo Colorado, Berja , Almería. (23
km, 31’)
PAINTBALL
Shooting game between two teams, were projectiles are paint.
Carretera de la Cañada a Viator, Al3004km (50 km,35’)
A GOOD PLACE TO DO IT
(distance and time from
school)
Club Hípico Almería. Cañada de
San Urbano, Almería (38.8 km,
39’)
Paint Combat, Torrejón de
Ardoz, Madrid (586 km, 5 h 38‘ )
COMMENTARY/
REMARK