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Los Castaños

Loop Walk · Andalusia

450

XP

about 2 h 32 min walking

Strenuous
8.72 km
Loop
Graded from its length and climb.
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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.

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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

Link it with other walks

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Starts here too · Shares 2.9 km of path · meets at km 5.1

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Transnevada RF - Valor - Fuente de las Primeras Aguas

Starts here too · Shares 2.9 km of path · meets at km 5.1

16.6 km

Sendero de la Launa

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Sendero del Agua

Starts here too · Crosses at km 7.6, 7.9

5.13 km

Sendero de Aben Humeya

Starts here too · Crosses at km 7.9

2.14 km

Centro BTT Nevada

Crosses at km 0.0, 7.6, 8.3

96.05 km

GR 7

Crosses at km 0.1, 7.3

2293.16 km

European long distance path E4

Crosses at km 7.7, 8.2

2427.11 km

Válor - Cuesta Viñas - Yegen - Sendero de la Salud

Crosses at km 7.9, 8.1

12.79 km

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