Los Castaños
Loop Walk · Andalusia
450
XP
about 2 h 32 min walking
1436 m
1172 m
909 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.
Steep walk
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
483 m
Drop
484 m
Highest
1400 m
Lowest
921 m
Walking time
about 2 h 32 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 18% for 1520 m early on, comes down 23% for 550 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 23% for 550 m midway, comes down 18% for 1520 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 0.6–4.2, from 941 m to 1399 m.
How the 8.7 km splits
Flat
0.6 km
Climbing
1.9 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.5 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.5 km
Descending
2.1 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
1.5 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.5 km
TransNevada - Rutas de día – Ruta F - Válor - Fuente de las Primeras Aguas
Starts here too · Shares 2.9 km of path · meets at km 5.116.6 km
Transnevada RF - Valor - Fuente de las Primeras Aguas
Starts here too · Shares 2.9 km of path · meets at km 5.116.6 km
Sendero de la Launa
Starts here too4 km
Sendero del Agua
Starts here too · Crosses at km 7.6, 7.95.13 km
Sendero de Aben Humeya
Starts here too · Crosses at km 7.92.14 km
Centro BTT Nevada
Crosses at km 0.0, 7.6, 8.396.05 km
GR 7
Crosses at km 0.1, 7.32293.16 km
European long distance path E4
Crosses at km 7.7, 8.22427.11 km
Válor - Cuesta Viñas - Yegen - Sendero de la Salud
Crosses at km 7.9, 8.112.79 km