Category The Route

Stand on the wooden walkways of the Caminito del Rey – 400 metres of air beneath your feet, sheer limestone walls rising on either side, the Guadalhorce river a silver ribbon far below – and one thing becomes clear immediately: this is not an ordinary hike. This is Andalusia at its most dramatic, most beautiful, most wild.

Around 3 of the total 7.7 kilometres of the Caminito del Rey run along wooden pasarelas – walkways drilled directly into the vertical limestone walls of the Desfiladero de los Gaitanes. They are 1.2 metres wide, secured with steel railings, and completely rebuilt during the 2015 restoration. Safe, stable, certified.