Caminito del Rey from El Chorro

Spectacular and daring path suspended halfway up the Chorro gorge. Built at the beginning of the 20th century to connect the hydroelectric stations that supplied electricity to the entire area, even as far as Madrid. Now it is exclusively for tourist and hiking use. It is several kilometers long, a good part of which is on vertiginous walkways leaning against the vertical rock walls. The path is one-way and follows the direction of the water, but without significant changes in height. At the end, buses can be used to take you to the starting parking lot. However, it is accessible to everyone because it is very safe and protected. The path is subject to payment, even with a guide, and since it is one of the most popular paths in Andalusia, it is best to book in advance. It is definitely worth taking.

Note on our own behalf: Shortly before the end of the Camino...before the bridge...unfortunately the GPS signal (through the high mountains) showed the other side...but the exact route is along the dashed line on the map see.

The Caminito del Rey (roughly "narrow king's path") was a 4-kilometer-long via ferrata until 2015 and is now a secured hiking trail near Ardales in the province of Málaga in southern Spain. It leads along steep walls at a height of around 100 meters through two narrow gorges up to 200 meters deep. It was dilapidated and closed for a long time and was described in the media as the most dangerous path in the world. In 2015 it was reopened to the public. The area is known among climbers as El Chorro as an excellent winter climbing area. (Text Wikipedia)

Caminito del Rey. A well-organized adventure through an impressive canyon landscape. If you're afraid of heights, it's best to leave your fear of heights at home; the walk along the vertical cliffs is truly enjoyable. Tickets: Sold out for weeks on the Caminito website, overpriced on Get Your Guide. Just go. We still had plenty of tickets available at the box office at 11 a.m. today.

Today we actually did a guided tour. There were no more tickets available for individuals... the path was gigantic. Between 50 and 100 meters above the river, always along the forest. It is a pimped-up service path that the employees used to maintain the water canal for the upper reservoir of the hydroelectric power station. The canal and the power station have long since served their purpose. Now the tourists are milling around - luckily we are not one of them 🤣

What a breathtaking hike. So beautiful, quite exciting, up the rocks, over the suspension bridge (which is quite scary, the wind was blowing very hard up there), and then the bridge moves. But fantastically beautiful.

Walked the Caminito del Rey today! You really have to see and do that! What views, spectacular. Not strenuous, but very beautiful.

Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera with me today, but I hope that the cell phone photos will, despite everything, reflect these wonderful and incredible impressions of this gorge tour. Our tour started from the village "El Churro". Unfortunately, since we could only book a guided tour through the gorge online, we embarked on this adventure. A group of about 30 people came together via "Get Your Guide". We met the tour guide in front of the Hotel "La Garganta" in El Churro. From there we took the shuttle bus to the starting point. Unfortunately I started a little too late to start the tour. You can add about one kilometer to the route length. The tour guide, who spoke English and Spanish, gave us a lot of information about the gorge, the history of the building and about the flora and fauna. This morning it actually rained for the first time since we've been traveling through Spain. Not much, but enough for a rainbow. Here is the information page about the gorge: https://www.caminitodelrey.info/en/ For all the campers among you... We spent the night before in a street parking lot right in front of the hotel. We could also leave the camper there safely and free of charge during the day.