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Distance: 6.08 mi
Elevation gain: 732 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 732 ft
Max elevation: 764 ft
TrailRank: 44
Min elevation: 50 ft
Trail type: Loop

Moving time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Time: 3 hours 12 minutes
Coordinates: 2052
Uploaded: January 22, 2021
Recorded: January 2021

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near Estación de Cártama, Andalucía (España)

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Itinerary description

This is quite an easy and very pleasant walk overall, walking upstream on the Arroyo de la Zazodilla and returning via an easy campo road route. However you should be careful not to do this walk after heavy rainfall as you may find some parts of the arroyo impassable. Also be aware that there is one difficult pinch point in the rocks that requires a bit of scrambling and maybe a helping hand from a friend - hence the 'moderate' rating at this time of year but it could be 'easy' in drier months.

Waypoints

Photo 1

An easy walk up the dry river bed. A bit like walking on a shingle beach!

Photo 2

A steady walk along the dry river bed.

River 1

After a while the trickle of a stream appears.

River 2

If the river is too strong this may be impassable.

River 3

At these levels of water you will find yourself crossing the water quite a lot to continue going upstream. Notice the turreted house which also features in Photo 5.

Panorama 1

Lots of Almond trees. There was quite a lot of blossom but I expect it will be more spectacular in a couple of weeks time.

Panorama 2

A viaduct crossing the valley.

River 4

In places the valley is quite narrow and therefore harder to negotiate without getting your feet wet!

Panorama 3

Super and varied views on this walk.

Panorama 4

The valley is very wide in places with the stream meandering down it.

Flora 1

Almond blossom.

Possible Risk

This is the pinch point mentioned in the description. It is more difficult than it looks in the photo unless you don't mind wading through the water, but be aware it was quite deep and fast moving when we were here! The sides are quite steep but we scrambled up the rocks to the right to get past this point.