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Caminito del Rey – Desfiladero de los Gaitanes Loop from MA-9006

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Caminito del Rey – Desfiladero de los Gaitanes Loop from MA-9006

Cha Mele planned a hike

October 22, 2021

Caminito del Rey – Desfiladero de los Gaitanes Loop from MA-9006

Hard

05:07

15.3km

3.0km/h

540m

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Overview

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Restaurant

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312 m

Count of Guadalhorce Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Just a beautiful area. Lots of awesome hikes. Aside from the Caminito Del Rey, which certainly offers wonderful views, but is overcrowded, overly touristy (and overpriced in my opinion), there are incredible views & hiking trails.

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1.03 km

Mirador de las Buitreras

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice secluded vantage point. Slightly off the main trail but worth turning off this trail. Beautiful views of the river bend and mountains.

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1.77 km

Caminito del Rey Walkway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

General admission: 10 euros. Includes access and free visit. Guided tour of the Caminito del Rey: 18 euros. Includes access and visit with a tour guide in a group of up to 20 people.

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4.82 km

Balcon de cristal

Highlight • Gorge

The Desfiladero de los Gaitanes is a canyon excavated by the Guadalhorce river in the municipality of Álora, with access from the north through the Guadalhorce reservoirs and from the …

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5.03 km

Caminito del Rey

Highlight • Trail

The duration of the complete route (section from the door of one walkway to the other, plus the trails or forest tracks to get to/from the area) is between 3 and 4 hours.

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9.88 km

Hermitage of Our Lady of Villaverde

Highlight • Religious Site

Next to the current hermitage, which was renovated in the 1960s, prehistoric tombs from the Mozarabic period were discovered, carved into the rock. Near the hermitage, on a promontory, the …

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15.3 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.83 km

3.78 km

2.51 km

1.13 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.84 km

2.99 km

2.82 km

574 m

< 100 m

Route Details

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Highest point (440 m)

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Caminito del Rey – Desfiladero de los Gaitanes Loop from MA-9006

Count of Guadalhorce Reservoir

Mirador de las Buitreras

Caminito del Rey Walkway

Balcon de cristal

Caminito del Rey

Hermitage of Our Lady of Villaverde

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