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Old Irrigation Channel Structures on Caminito del Rey

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Old Irrigation Channel Structures on Caminito del Rey

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Location: Ardales, Norte O Antequera, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

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1. Caminito del Rey – Caminito del Rey loop from Ardales

15.8km

05:18

550m

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2. Caminito del Rey – Caminito del Rey loop from El Chorro-Caminito del Rey

15.6km

05:13

540m

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3. Gaitanejo Dam – Caminito del Rey loop from Peñarrubia

10.4km

04:15

560m

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Harald Schramm (Schocker)

June 8, 2024

The reason for its construction was the project designed by the engineer Rafael Benjumea y Burín (1876-1952) to use the potential of winter rain and hydroelectric power by means of dams, pipelines and hydroelectric power stations. This included a canal into which part of the water of the Guadalhorce is diverted through a gorge, the Garganta del Chorro, and which connects two dams of the Sociedad Hidroeléctrica del Chorro, namely the Salto del Gaitanejo and the Salto del Chorro. The Caminito was built to transport the building materials and to maintain the facility in the extremely impassable terrain along the ravine known as the Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (Desfiladero of the Bearded Vultures).

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Konstantin

May 3, 2025

Short video about hiking in this area could be found on my YouTUBE Channel under the following

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Location: Ardales, Norte O Antequera, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Old Irrigation Channel Structures on Caminito del Rey

1. Caminito del Rey – Caminito del Rey loop from Ardales

2. Caminito del Rey – Caminito del Rey loop from El Chorro-Caminito del Rey

3. Gaitanejo Dam – Caminito del Rey loop from Peñarrubia

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