Rodalquilar - La Isleta del Moro

Circular walk, 17 km

Route: Rodalquilar - La Isleta del Moro

The walk starts in Rodalquilar, a town where gold used to be mined. You walk past the remains of the gold mines and the buildings and basins where the gold was separated. Then you walk through the mountainous landscape, where mining has also left its mark.
You walk up through the Barranco de Requena. At the top you have a view of the sea. You walk, always with the sea in sight, down to the fishing village of La Isleta del Moro. You walk through the village, along the beach and through a forest to Cala de los Toros, a bay with a black volcano beach. Then you walk on to Mirador de La Amatista, a viewing platform with views over the sea and the coastline.
The last part of the walk is on the AL-4200 back to Rodalquilar. You walk past abandoned miner's houses back to the starting point.

shape
loop
length
16 km 934
location
Province of Almería, Andalusia, Spain
start / arrival
Calle Bocamina, Rodalquilar
path
path:75%  main road:12%  road:12%  track:1%  stairs:0% 
elevation
rise: 626m / fall: -626m
lowest: 0m / highest: 463m
 
Photo: Minas de Oro de Rodalquilar - mines
Minas de Oro de Rodalquilar - mines
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Points of interest

  • Cala de Los Toros
  • La Ermita, Rodalquilar
  • Casa de los Vulcanes, Rodalquilar
  • Playa del Peñón Blanco, La Isleta del Moro
  • Mirador de La Amatista (P)
  • Calle Bocamina, Rodalquilar
  • Cerro la Gurada (101m)
  • Cerro Peñones (488m)
  • Cerro de los Guardias (218m)
  • Cerro Colorado (255m)
  • Cerro del Lavador (445m)
  • Cerro Cuchillo (397m)

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References

Source

We found this trail, ‘Große Runde um Rodalquilar’, in publication ‘Rother Wanderführer: Andalusiën Süd’ of Bernd Plikat, published by Bergverlag Rother Gmbh in 2017.

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