Veleda Alta, Sierra Maria, Andalucia.
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.46 mi
- Elevation gain
- 961 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 961 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,643 ft
- TrailRank
- 38
- Min elevation
- 3,886 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 2 hours 45 minutes
- Coordinates
- 597
- Uploaded
- December 16, 2015
- Recorded
- December 2015
near La Alfahuara, Andalucía (España)
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Itinerary description
Es un sendero, circular de unos 9 kilómetros de dificultad media. El sendero comienza y termina por el edificio conocido como ‘La Aduana’.
Por el trayecto, hay paneles de información sobre la naturaleza y los recursos de la montaña.
Se puede ver las ruinas de una calera donde se quema la caliza para transformarla en cal. El horno fue alimentado con arrobas de leña seca, de matas espinosas o de boja, que tienen un poder calorífico alto.
La calcinación duraba tres días y tres noches; durante este período los obreros se alternaban para mantener constante la temperatura de la calera a 1000 grados.
En los días antiguos la cal era muy importante en los pueblos de España. Era utilizada en construcción (cemento), para hacer una tipo de pintura blanca que tenia propiedades antibacterianas, y como medicina.
Desde el pico, se puede ver La Sagra y El Gabar y otras buenas vistas.
Os recomiendo esta ruta.
This is a circular walk, of medium difficulty of around 9kms. The route starts and ends by a building known as ‘The customs house’, and is located on the outskirts of Maria.
Throughout the walk there are information panels which give details about resources and various plants and trees.
One interesting place is the site of the ruins of an old furnace, which was used to transform the limestone from the mountain into ‘quick lime’. The furnace was fired by using the wood in the area, which has the necessary high calorific value to maintain the furnace at a constant 1000 degrees centigrade. The fire was maintained by a team of workers who had to keep it burning for three days and three nights in order to produce the quick lime.
In the olden days, quick lime was very important to the villages of Spain. It was used in construction (as a type of cement), it was used to produce the old fashioned ‘white wash’ which not only whitened the houses, but also acted as a disinfectant because of its antibacterial qualities, and it was also used in various medicines.
From the rest area at the top there are magnificent views of El Gabar and La Sagra.
I highly recommend this route.
Por el trayecto, hay paneles de información sobre la naturaleza y los recursos de la montaña.
Se puede ver las ruinas de una calera donde se quema la caliza para transformarla en cal. El horno fue alimentado con arrobas de leña seca, de matas espinosas o de boja, que tienen un poder calorífico alto.
La calcinación duraba tres días y tres noches; durante este período los obreros se alternaban para mantener constante la temperatura de la calera a 1000 grados.
En los días antiguos la cal era muy importante en los pueblos de España. Era utilizada en construcción (cemento), para hacer una tipo de pintura blanca que tenia propiedades antibacterianas, y como medicina.
Desde el pico, se puede ver La Sagra y El Gabar y otras buenas vistas.
Os recomiendo esta ruta.
This is a circular walk, of medium difficulty of around 9kms. The route starts and ends by a building known as ‘The customs house’, and is located on the outskirts of Maria.
Throughout the walk there are information panels which give details about resources and various plants and trees.
One interesting place is the site of the ruins of an old furnace, which was used to transform the limestone from the mountain into ‘quick lime’. The furnace was fired by using the wood in the area, which has the necessary high calorific value to maintain the furnace at a constant 1000 degrees centigrade. The fire was maintained by a team of workers who had to keep it burning for three days and three nights in order to produce the quick lime.
In the olden days, quick lime was very important to the villages of Spain. It was used in construction (as a type of cement), it was used to produce the old fashioned ‘white wash’ which not only whitened the houses, but also acted as a disinfectant because of its antibacterial qualities, and it was also used in various medicines.
From the rest area at the top there are magnificent views of El Gabar and La Sagra.
I highly recommend this route.
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