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| El Hacho |
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| Camino de Casares |
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| Paperwhite Narcissus |
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| Ermita de Santo Niño |
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| Camino de Las Piedras |
The aim of this blog is simply to record some of the walks that we take in and around Gaucin, Andalucia. The nearby Serrania de Ronda and Parque Natural de los Alcornocales offer wonderfully varied walking terrain from gently rolling hills to rugged mountains and there is a wealth of arquitectural, geological and natural history to discover.
Tuesday 23 December 2014
Camino de Casares-Camino de Las Piedras, Gaucin, Tuesday 23 December 2014
A lovely walk along the old mule tracks to the south of Gaucin; heading down using the Camino de Casares and climbing back up following the Camino de Las Piedras.
Sunday 21 December 2014
Los Pescaderos ('Los Pilones'), Gaucin, Saturday 20 December 2014
It's a while since I posted; I have been walking, but generally the same routes as I've covered before so I haven't put anything up. This morning we were showing a teacher from Gaucin primary school part of the route of the 'pescaderos,' that runs from the turning to Estacion de Gaucin (El Colmenar) down to the Herizza hotel, and is known locally as Los Pilones. The pescaderos is an old route taken by fishermen bringing their catch up from the coast to Ronda and the white villages; much of it passes in the shade of ancient oak trees and follows what is likely to have been a Roman road that ran from Vesci (in the vicinity of where Salitre is today) to Lacipo near Casares. Throughout the route there are great views over Jimena de la Frontera towards the Alcornocales National Park.
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| Early morning clouds in the Genal valley below Gaucin |
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| Clear water in the mountain stream |
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| Looking towards the Alcornocales National Park |
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| We shouldn't have arrived at feeding time! |
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| The local Alpaca gang |
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| Following the Roman road...... |
Sunday 12 October 2014
Utrera Gorge, Manilva, Thursday 09 October 2014
A walk down to view the Utrera Gorge near Manilva.
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| Rio Manilva |
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| Derelict mill and aqueduct |
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| Top section of the gorge |
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| Goats! |
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| Walking back from the gorge towards Rio Manilva |
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| El Hacho, Gaucin, Sierra Crestellina and Casares |
Sierra Crestellina circular, Sunday 05 October 2014
A great circular walk with a steep start up a rocky footpath followed by a mostly level track through pine forest before winding back down to Casares village.
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| Casares village |
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| View to the coast |
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| View towards Sierra Bermeja |
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| The track that runs under the Crestellina ridge |
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| Towards Genalguacil |
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| Sierra del Hacho and Gaucin from Crestellina |
Sunday 5 October 2014
La Ermita de San Juan de Dios, La Umbria and Gaucin Castle, 02-03 Oct 2014
Two lovely walks close to Gaucin village...down to the Ermita de San Juan de Dios and the woodland walk of La Umbria finishing at Gaucin's moorish castle, el castillo del águila.
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| View south towards Gibraltar and Morocco |
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| Climbing back up with El Hacho in the background |
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| El Hacho from La Umbria |
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| Walking through the shade of the mixed woodland |
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| View north towards Cortes de la Frontera and Sierra de Libar |
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| Recently-harvested cork oaks |
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| View across Gaucin to El Hacho |
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| At Gaucin castle |
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| View from the castle down to an ancient threshing circle |
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| The castle bell framing El Hacho |
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| View down to Gaucin village |
Monday 22 September 2014
Prado de La Escribana-Venta San Juan, Sunday 21 September 2014
This morning we checked out the recently-completed route from Prado de La Escribana (below Benarraba) to Venta San Juan; a lovely, gentle route with new bridges over some of the trickier sections! It was quite cloudy and humid but we avoided any rain.....
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| Rio Genal |
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| Path along the river |
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| Derelict dwelling near Venta San Juan |
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| View towards Algatocin |
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| One of the new bridges along the route |
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| Part of an old aqueduct |
Saturday 20 September 2014
Cueva del Gato, near Benaojan, Friday 19 September 2014
A gentle stroll from Estacion Benajoan to Cueva del Gato......part of a 9km limestone cave system that includes the cave at Hundidero, next to the 'failed dam'.
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| The natural swimming pool below the cave |
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| Entrance to the cave |
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| Rio Guadiaro |
Walk around El Hacho mountain, Sunday 14 Sep 2014
A great walk in warm autumnal sunshine....
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| Gaucin from the base of El Hacho |
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| A disused limekiln |
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| View over Salitre |
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| View to Sierra de Libar |
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| Gaucin |
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| View to the Alcornocales National Park |
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| View towards Jimena de la Frontera |
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