Istán: Los Charcos de Canelón

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Distance: 4.37 mi
Elevation gain: 1,181 ft
Technical difficulty: Moderate
Elevation loss: 1,181 ft
Max elevation: 960 ft
TrailRank: 52
Min elevation: 699 ft
Trail type: Loop

Moving time: one hour 56 minutes
Time: 3 hours 36 minutes
Coordinates: 1236
Uploaded: January 16, 2022
Recorded: January 2022

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near Istán, Andalucía (España)

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A short drive from Istan and a lovely walk in the valley of the Rio Verde ending at a series of cascades and pools.

We parked short of the recommended parking space because the road had turned into a stony track and we had a hire car. It would have been no worse to go a km or so further on and park.

The valley is beautiful but has more houses than I expected. The cascades and pools - charcos - are stunning. There is a waterfall just beyond where we turned around. To get to it you have to wade 30m or so in the river and in January it was freezing cold. The riverbed there is also very slippery and best to use walking sticks. The riverbank at the cascades also requires a bit of scrambling on slippery rocks.