Castillo de la Mota (Alhaurin el Grande, Málaga)

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Distance: 2.24 mi
Elevation gain: 180 ft
Technical difficulty: Easy
Elevation loss: 180 ft
Max elevation: 1,356 ft
TrailRank: 54 4.3
Min elevation: 1,138 ft
Trail type: Loop

Moving time: 47 minutes
Time: 57 minutes
Coordinates: 632
Uploaded: December 21, 2018
Recorded: December 2018

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near Alhaurín el Grande, Andalucía (España)

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Itinerary description

This walk starts from Alhaurin Golf Hotel / La Ventilla Restaurant as there is ample parking here. (The BP petrol station is hard to park as it's a very popular place to eat).

The Castillo de la Mota was built as a water tower, disguised as an ancient castle to fit in with the region’s surroundings.

It was constructed to provide irrigation water for a golf course that never happened.

The Eldorado TV series used this location for the hideaway of their kidnap plot.

After the walk it is worth your while having a breakfast at the BP petrol station (Cafeteria La Ventilla). Or your can have a nice basic lunch at Venta Los Morenos.
Or if you want something more up market, La Ventilla Restaurant, at the start of the walk.

Waypoints

Start of walk

Restaurante Venta los Morenos

Turn left at main roundabout

Turn right

Torrecilla in the distance

Alhaurin Golf

La Bola, Sierra de Mijas

Villafranco, Pizarra and Alora in the distance

Turn left, Alpujatas in the distance