CR Adventures 300424: Donana National Park - Southern Tour
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 55.19 mi
- Elevation gain
- 676 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 676 ft
- Max elevation
- 171 ft
- TrailRank
- 51
- Min elevation
- -32 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 3 hours 16 minutes
- Time
- 4 hours
- Coordinates
- 8438
- Uploaded
- April 30, 2024
- Recorded
- April 2024
near El Acebuche, Andalucía (España)
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Itinerary description
A fabulous adventure through the Southern part of the Donana National Park.
A couple of tips to make the adventure even more enjoyable:
Tip 1: Sit at the front of the minibus on the left to enjoy the best views
Tip 2: Check the tides as the route along the beach will be dependent on these and what a brilliant ride it is.
Tours in 4WD vehicles along this route are carried out by the concessionaire company Cooperativa Marismas del Rocío and leave from El Acebuche Visitors Center, some 3 kms north of Matalascañas.
They use large 21-seater 4WD minibuses to take you to see some of the most important ecosystems in the Park, mainly areas of “cotos” (pine forests and scrubland), beaches and dunes, and include areas the locally called “vera” along the edges of marshes. It is the only way to see the famous mobile dunes of Doñana, which are one of the main attractions of the tour.
The route covers a total of about 70 kms and runs along the 32 km of beaches between Matalascañas and Sanlúcar de Barrameda and then runs along the mouth of the Guadalquivir River to go later into an area of pine forests. Then they stop at La Plancha Village, an old abandoned forestry village, and keep going along the “vera” to go later through the mobile dunes before returning to the beach. The itinerary may be changed depending on the tides.
The tours last for about 3 hours and a half, too little for the long distance covered. Binoculars are not included in the price but you can hire them before starting the tour. In high season pickups are also organized from Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
A couple of tips to make the adventure even more enjoyable:
Tip 1: Sit at the front of the minibus on the left to enjoy the best views
Tip 2: Check the tides as the route along the beach will be dependent on these and what a brilliant ride it is.
Tours in 4WD vehicles along this route are carried out by the concessionaire company Cooperativa Marismas del Rocío and leave from El Acebuche Visitors Center, some 3 kms north of Matalascañas.
They use large 21-seater 4WD minibuses to take you to see some of the most important ecosystems in the Park, mainly areas of “cotos” (pine forests and scrubland), beaches and dunes, and include areas the locally called “vera” along the edges of marshes. It is the only way to see the famous mobile dunes of Doñana, which are one of the main attractions of the tour.
The route covers a total of about 70 kms and runs along the 32 km of beaches between Matalascañas and Sanlúcar de Barrameda and then runs along the mouth of the Guadalquivir River to go later into an area of pine forests. Then they stop at La Plancha Village, an old abandoned forestry village, and keep going along the “vera” to go later through the mobile dunes before returning to the beach. The itinerary may be changed depending on the tides.
The tours last for about 3 hours and a half, too little for the long distance covered. Binoculars are not included in the price but you can hire them before starting the tour. In high season pickups are also organized from Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
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