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Cuevas y cruces de la Sierra de la Alfaguara

Loop Walk · Andalusia

500

XP

about 4 h 33 min walking

Strenuous
17.17 km
Loop
Graded from its length and climb.
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1615 m

1397 m

1180 m

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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.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

641 m

Drop

602 m

Highest

1568 m

Lowest

1195 m

Walking time

about 4 h 33 min

Which way round

As mapped: Easy first 2.9 km, climbs 13% for 530 m midway, comes down 17% for 1310 m near the end.

Reversed: Easy first 2.8 km, climbs 17% for 1310 m early on, comes down 13% for 530 m midway.

Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.

Main descent: km 11.2–14.6, from 1568 m to 1252 m.

How the 17.4 km splits

Flat

4.0 km

Climbing

6.6 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.9 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.3 km

Descending

3.3 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

1.0 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

1.3 km

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Cruz De Viznar

Shares 3.9 km of path · meets at km 11.1, 11.4, 12.9

4.9 km

Puerto Alfacar-Alfaguara

Shares 2.5 km of path · meets at km 7.6

7.47 km

Cañada Del Sereno

Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 2.7, 15.6

11.47 km

Sendero Fuente del Fraile-Sanatorio

Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 5.7, 7.0

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Cueva Del Gato

Shares 0.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 15.1

2.7 km

Cueva Del Agua

Shares 0.4 km of path · meets at km 7.0, 10.8, 11.7…

6.55 km

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