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El Acebuchal

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Trail stats

Distance
6.55 mi
Elevation gain
1,755 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
1,755 ft
Max elevation
2,756 ft
TrailRank 
45 5
Min elevation
1,613 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
2 hours 35 minutes
Time
2 hours 58 minutes
Coordinates
1872
Uploaded
November 17, 2019
Recorded
November 2019
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near Acebuchal, Andalucía (España)

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Itinerary description

Pass through the village of El Acebuchal and park nearby. Keep left up the GR 249. Follow the dry riverbed all the way up to the track, veer right and then left. Pass Los Cebollas and keep right. Follow the Puerta Verde trail up to Puerto Blanquillo. Great views of El Sisne. Turn left and follow the road down to Paez Blanca. Cross over the GR 249. Great views of Puerto Collado and Gavilán. Follow this road along till it changes into a path veering to the left. Head off around the bottom of Cerro Verde, pass over the puerto and continue along for 3 to 4 km and down a steep track. At the bottom of the track, turn left onto the road and enter the village of El Acebuchal.
Great circular walk ended for lunch at the Bar El Acebuchal.

Waypoints

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,644 ft
Photo ofEl Acebuchal - start of walk Photo ofEl Acebuchal - start of walk

El Acebuchal - start of walk

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,660 ft
Photo ofVeer left

Veer left

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,864 ft
Photo ofKeep on straight - not the GR 249

Keep on straight - not the GR 249

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,988 ft
Photo ofKeep left, then right & left again

Keep left, then right & left again

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,018 ft
Photo ofPass the ruin on the right

Pass the ruin on the right

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,018 ft
Photo ofKeep right

Keep right

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,316 ft
Photo ofPuerta Verde trail

Puerta Verde trail

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,717 ft
Photo ofPuerto Blanquillo

Puerto Blanquillo

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,743 ft
Photo ofView of El Sisne

View of El Sisne

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,395 ft
Photo ofPaez Blanca & views towards Puerto Collado & Gavilan Photo ofPaez Blanca & views towards Puerto Collado & Gavilan

Paez Blanca & views towards Puerto Collado & Gavilan

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,362 ft
Photo ofIgnore this sign - continue straight

Ignore this sign - continue straight

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,575 ft
Photo ofViews Photo ofViews

Views

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,516 ft
Photo ofKeep straight

Keep straight

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,699 ft
Photo ofSteep descent to El Acebuchal Photo ofSteep descent to El Acebuchal

Steep descent to El Acebuchal

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,634 ft
Photo ofKeep left at the bottom

Keep left at the bottom

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,644 ft
Photo ofEl Acebuchal Photo ofEl Acebuchal

El Acebuchal

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,657 ft
Photo ofEnd of walk

End of walk

Comments  (2)

  • podimoreliz Feb 1, 2022

    I have followed this trail  View more

    Did this in early February in wonderful weather. Loved it all in an unspoilt part of the area. The directions are perfect. We went anti clockwise but would recommend clockwise to avoid the steep shale path back into El Acebuchal.

  • Photo of Garry McC
    Garry McC Feb 7, 2022

    Glad you enjoyed it!

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