GuardTrailsDay 5 of 10 · El Chorro · Andalusia Off the Beaten Path
Day 5 — Cliffs & Gorges of El Chorro
A road day to your new base in El Chorro, with a long drive (3 h 06).
Stage 3 · El Chorro · Spain
days 5–6 2 nights 3 h 06 on the road196 kmclimate favourable
Interest of the place — nature 20. Based on: summit reached from the stage (Pico del Convento).
- programme
- 4 h
- road
- 3 h 06
- Hiking the spectacular Caminito del Rey gorge trailPlace Caminito del Rey, 1.4 km away · exact place name★★★☆☆ · known in 23 languages — article “Caminito del Rey”“Caminito del Rey (The King's Little Path) is a walkway pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, near Ardales in the province of Málaga, Spain. Its name derives from the original name of Camino del Rey (King's Pathway), abbreviated locally to el caminito.” — after Wikipedia4 h
To add if time allows: Birdwatching for vultures in the Gaitanes Gorge (2 h)
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Birdwatching for vultures in the Gaitanes Gorge
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On the way
Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.
Arcos de la Frontera
Explore the dramatic white village perched on a limestone cliff overlooking the Guadalete River.
90 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 8 December 2015 by Diego Delso — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Zahara de la Sierra
Visit this hilltop village offering panoramic views of the turquoise reservoir and surrounding mountains.
60 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 9 June 2014 by Tango7174 — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ardales
Stop in this traditional village located just minutes away from the entrance to the gorge trails.
45 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
© photographed in 2015 by Mickey Løgitmark — CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
