Cantoria Hike - Gachas Migas Walk
Suggested walk / hike in Cantoria
Here's a suggested hiking route starting at Almanzora that takes you through Gachas Migas and back to Almanzora for a well deserved refreshment.
Walk name - Gachas Migas Walk
Mileage - 7km / 4.5miles
Time - approx 2 hours
Elevation gain uphill - 100m
Elevation gain downhill - 110m
Elevation max - 420m
Elevation min - 294m
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DIRECTIONS
- Start this walk at Bar Carillo in Almanzora
- Walk up the side of Carillo Bar, at the end turn left toward the Estacion Bar, which is the old railway station building
- Walk through the park area, then when exiting, follow the road to EL BADIL
- on the right that runs parallel to the road, with houses on your right... This is the old railway line.
- Make your way up the ALP-7103
- Follow the road past the last house, round the bends, and take the right track up over the mountain
- Follow the track to what we call our first viewpoint. Which is a T-Junction. With a lovely view over the village of Almanzora
- Take the right track, and continue up, with the pig farm below you on the left. Warning, it may be smelly here!
- At the top, follow the track round to the left and keep going up, past the hunter hides on your right (circular mounds made of stone).
- Stop at the top to admire the 360 degree view.
- Make your way down the other side along the track until you reach the road ALP-843
- On the road, go right and continue on this road until you reach a junction, just after a small out-building
- Follow the road round to the left and continue down, bending, until you pass a small group of houses to your right.
- Continue down until the road crosses the rambla (Rio Almanzora)
- Continue up the road to reach the houses on the left, where there is a slip road into Gachas Migas, take the slip road
- Follow the lane until it forks, and take the left, through orchards until you come out onto the rambla (Rio Almanzora)
- On this rambla turn right and follow it until a man-made road to your left that will take you through more orchards
- Walk on this road until you come to a fork, go right, and continue toward the old Palace
- Come out into the village, next to the Palace, on Calle Estacion
- Have a drink in one of the many bars in Almanzora
This map needs updating. It currently shows the star point in El Badil, not Bar Carrillo
I would love to hear your feedback about this particular walk in the comments below.