Río Grande de los Berchules
Loop Walk · Andalusia
500
XP
about 3 h 49 min walking
Recomendada solo en primavera y otoño. El río Grande puede ir crecido, consultar estado previamente. Bérchules, atractivo pueblo de la Alpujarra Alta, conserva la tipología constructiva de origen bereber de la zona sur. Ruta por los Tajos del Reyecil
1802 m
1501 m
1199 m
Scroll along the route · tap the chart to find a point on the map
Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
Steep walk
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
628 m
Drop
652 m
Highest
1761 m
Lowest
1213 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 13% for 750 m early on, comes down 21% for 1150 m near the end.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 21% for 1150 m early on, comes down 13% for 750 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 8.3–13.0, from 1756 m to 1214 m.
How the 13.9 km splits
Flat
1.6 km
Climbing
4.5 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
1.3 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.7 km
Descending
4.0 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.8 km