Alcaucín pine woods
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 6.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,388 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,388 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,658 ft
- TrailRank
- 49
- Min elevation
- 1,565 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 3 hours 11 minutes
- Time
- 4 hours 21 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1990
- Uploaded
- July 26, 2020
- Recorded
- July 2020
near Alcaucín, Andalucía (España)
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Itinerary description
Very nice roundwalk even on a hot summer day. We did this walk 26 july 2020 and started in the morning ideally around 10:00. When walking in the direction as we did you have a good climb in the morning under the shadow of the trees and an nice and easy down walk (also with a lot af shade from trees) to get to your lunch at 13:00.
Start: We parked our car near the municipal pool, usually plenty of parking spaces available here
In Alcaucin, near some sheds (goat farm is a big word) you enter the pine woods of Alcaucin. The dogs where very friendly, one missing a paw guiding us towards the small trail into the woods. Small but easy to follow trails. Not too steep but going up for a while so you need to have a good condition.
The walk is on small trails as well as on tracks used by lumberjacks. We really enjoyed this roundwalk and the lunch at El Rancho Grande was good for the right price.
In winter or spring you might have to cross a creek halfway the route, on our walk in summer it turned out to dry.
Start: We parked our car near the municipal pool, usually plenty of parking spaces available here
In Alcaucin, near some sheds (goat farm is a big word) you enter the pine woods of Alcaucin. The dogs where very friendly, one missing a paw guiding us towards the small trail into the woods. Small but easy to follow trails. Not too steep but going up for a while so you need to have a good condition.
The walk is on small trails as well as on tracks used by lumberjacks. We really enjoyed this roundwalk and the lunch at El Rancho Grande was good for the right price.
In winter or spring you might have to cross a creek halfway the route, on our walk in summer it turned out to dry.
Waypoints
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1,643 ft
When you drink from the middle
When you drink from the watertap in middle it is said you will merry someone from the village within 7 years.
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1,757 ft
Friendly dogs
Goat farm (a big word for a shed and some goats), here you enter the pine woods of Alcaucin. Small but clear trails. Not too steep but going up for a while
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3,126 ft
Zafara mountain ridge
The road through lowest point between the mountains goes to Granada
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1,653 ft
This water flows forever
To be succesfull taka another sip from the tap in the middle
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1,642 ft
El Rancho Grande
Nice spanish restaurant for a lunch or refrescos after your walk. Many locals you can meet, talk to.
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1,665 ft
El Rancho Grande outside area
El Rancho Grande outside area has nice views towards the valley and the mountains
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