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Gaucin walk book - Walk 3 - to the Ermita

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Trail stats

Distance
4.14 mi
Elevation gain
1,145 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
1,168 ft
Max elevation
2,215 ft
TrailRank 
40
Min elevation
1,283 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
one hour 30 minutes
Time
2 hours 11 minutes
Coordinates
1134
Uploaded
August 2, 2019
Recorded
August 2019
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near Gaucín, Andalucía (España)

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Itinerary description

This walk offers beautiful views of the Genal valley and takes you via the chapel (Ermita) of Gaucín's patron saint El Santo Niño.

From Patrick Elvin's Gaucin walk book: walk 3

Waypoints

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,197 ft
Photo ofGo down concrete street between houses.

Go down concrete street between houses.

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,893 ft
Photo ofTurn right.

Turn right.

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,737 ft
Photo ofTake right fork, past white hut. There is a Roman numeral 'III' on the wall.

Take right fork, past white hut. There is a Roman numeral 'III' on the wall.

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,659 ft
Photo ofKeep straight on, past a small white building on the right.

Keep straight on, past a small white building on the right.

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,287 ft
Photo ofThe chapel is below to the right, then return here - the path is to the right of the toilet building. Photo ofThe chapel is below to the right, then return here - the path is to the right of the toilet building. Photo ofThe chapel is below to the right, then return here - the path is to the right of the toilet building.

The chapel is below to the right, then return here - the path is to the right of the toilet building.

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,296 ft
Photo ofTurn sharp left onto the track. Photo ofTurn sharp left onto the track.

Turn sharp left onto the track.

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,497 ft
Photo ofPass to the left side of the red gate, where you can squeeze through a gap. Photo ofPass to the left side of the red gate, where you can squeeze through a gap.

Pass to the left side of the red gate, where you can squeeze through a gap.

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,456 ft
Photo ofLeave the track here and climb up to the left on a small rocky path. Photo ofLeave the track here and climb up to the left on a small rocky path.

Leave the track here and climb up to the left on a small rocky path.

There are blue paint markings here, and a green/white marker post.

PictographPhoto Altitude 2,169 ft
Photo ofPass the townhall on left then take the next street downhill to the left.

Pass the townhall on left then take the next street downhill to the left.

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