Due to its altitude and its central location in the Sierra de Segura, El Yelmo is an emblematic mountain in the popular culture of this region, as well as being a national and international point of reference in the world of free flight.

The route is mostly along a narrow and sometimes quite steep path, which was formerly used by the horsemen and has been renovated to form part of the Southern Bosques Trail.

This path is a magnificent alternative to reach the summit of El Yelmo avoiding its forest track, which was paved a few years ago to facilitate access to the free flight takeoff enabled at the summit. We will walk through black pine forests, through holm oaks and through mixed forests of both species, the gall oak being abundant in the first half of the way. From time to time, we will see beautiful maples and hawthorn trees. Above 1600 meters of altitude the broom appears, dotted by the scarce and twisted larices that resist the harsh conditions of cold, snow, insolation and wind of the high mountains.

The views that we gain as we ascend are among the best that we can obtain in the Natural Park, since we can see the immense forests of the whole protected area, the distant peaks of Albacete and Granada and the plains of La Mancha.

In the harmonious set of forests and olive groves in the lowlands, the beautiful towns of Hornos de Segura and Segura de la Sierra stand out from a bird's eye view, as well as the waters of the El Tranco reservoir. The forest guardhouse on the summit, in whose surroundings it is possible to see groups of mountain goats, is an exceptional viewpoint that we will hardly forget.