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One of our top 10 day hikes in the world

Why?

Once called the most dangerous pathway in the world.

the old and new walkways clinging to the cliff

Caminito del Rey is near Ardales in the province of Málaga, Spain, Andalusia
first built 1905, the walkway had fallen into disrepair and was partially closed for nearly 15 years due to deaths
re-opened in 2015
new pathway still offers a walk of 2.9 km
1 metre (3 ft) wide climbing over 100 metres (330 ft) above the Guadalhorce river
the entire trip from the start at the town of Ardales to finish at Álora would be about 8km and might take 3-4 hours
originally built to provide access to workers at hydroelectric power plants Chorro Falls and Gaitanejo Falls

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For details click over to our Caminito del Rey information page.

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trip report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles

One of the best urban hikes anywhere is in Spain’s 3rd largest city. Home of paella.

While many tourists stick to the historic centre, the best walking is on a long green space to a complex designed by local architect Santiago Calatrava — the futuristic City of Arts and Sciences (Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències), which contains an opera house/performing arts centre, a science museum, an IMAX cinema/planetarium, an oceanographic park and other structures such as a long covered walkway and restaurants.

It’s impressive.

cityscape of valencia 2022 01 31 06 25 35 utc — Cityscape of Valencia. Turia park. Aerial view

Usually called Turia Garden, the park is officially 9km long. But expect your mileage to be quite a bit longer. I was on it at least 5 hours with side trips.

To start, I caught the subway to the Zoo on the far left of this map.