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Gaucin - GCN-034 Camino de los Gatitos circular

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Elsie Bee
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Trail stats

Distance
4.42 mi
Elevation gain
673 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
673 ft
Max elevation
861 ft
TrailRank 
38
Min elevation
195 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
2 hours 9 minutes
Time
2 hours 38 minutes
Coordinates
1278
Uploaded
July 16, 2021
Recorded
July 2021
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near Gaucín, Andalucía (España)

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Itinerary description

From the river Genal at Cortijo de las Cruces, up an old mule path to meet the Camino de los Gatitos on the ridge, then downhill to the river again on a wide path which was marked as a black dotted line on various maps.

Waypoints

PictographPhoto Altitude 236 ft
Photo ofStart. Cross the river.

Start. Cross the river.

PictographPhoto Altitude 226 ft
Photo ofGo left here.

Go left here.

PictographPhoto Altitude 230 ft
Photo ofPass through wire gate.

Pass through wire gate.

PictographPhoto Altitude 361 ft
Photo ofNew track on right (do not take)

New track on right (do not take)

PictographPhoto Altitude 410 ft
Photo ofStart of mule path/Raster map black line

Start of mule path/Raster map black line

After the unfinished building, head uphill and cross over a newly dug track. The mule path starts here and goes uphill; it is mostly clear and easy to follow.

PictographPhoto Altitude 538 ft
Photo ofRuin

Ruin

It would have been better to go past the ruin, slightly further left than this wiki track.

PictographPhoto Altitude 620 ft
Photo ofA good mule path!

A good mule path!

PictographPhoto Altitude 823 ft
Photo ofMeet track on ridge - this is the Camino de los Gatitos.

Meet track on ridge - this is the Camino de los Gatitos.

PictographPhoto Altitude 804 ft
Photo ofGates to private property

Gates to private property

PictographPhoto Altitude 709 ft
Photo ofSigns on track - we left the track here and went off to the right

Signs on track - we left the track here and went off to the right

Better next time - keep going a little further before going downhill to the river.

PictographPhoto Altitude 650 ft
Photo ofNext time take this wide track from the top

Next time take this wide track from the top

PictographPhoto Altitude 643 ft
Photo ofA wide and clear route although steep in places

A wide and clear route although steep in places

PictographPhoto Altitude 259 ft
Photo ofFork right

Fork right

PictographPhoto Altitude 223 ft
Photo ofPass through wire gate

Pass through wire gate

PictographPhoto Altitude 210 ft
Photo ofDownhill path meets river here

Downhill path meets river here

PictographPhoto Altitude 207 ft
Photo ofView of land opposite the junction

View of land opposite the junction

PictographPhoto Altitude 210 ft
Photo ofOther way, just past little island

Other way, just past little island

PictographPhoto Altitude 223 ft
Photo ofPhoto

Photo

PictographPhoto Altitude 230 ft
Photo ofPylons and red squares

Pylons and red squares

PictographPhoto Altitude 240 ft
Photo ofBlack metal gate

Black metal gate

Other way go past this gate and keep left, following the row of pylons to the gate.

Comments  (1)

  • Photo of robertpatrickelvin
    robertpatrickelvin Jul 20, 2021

    excellent route just needs a small modification when you trun right off track down to river *go a further 50 metres and then turn right

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