Caminito Of Rey

If you look for a route of hiking of low difficulty but difficult to forget, recommend you the Caminito of Rey, one of the most famous routes of all the peninsula and visited by thousands of caminantes every year.

Situated in a natural place as it is it the Desfiladero of the Gaitanes, to few kilometres of the city of Málaga, the Caminito of the King turns into an apt experience for all the publics from which will enjoy of some spectacular sights in full nature.

Today we give you the keys of this route so that you also encourage you to live the experience.

How it originated the Caminito of Rey?

To speak of the origin of the Caminito of the King have to trace us back to 1901. The main reason by which enabled this route in the Desfiladero of the Gaitanes was the need to facilitate the step to workers with his respective materials during the construction of the hydroelectric of the zone. And his name is due to that it was the same king of the period, Alfonso XIII, the one who inaugurated the route doing the way to the end.

Until this year, this desfiladero was a valley to the that only accessed some shepherds and hunters of the zone, and although after adapting it was very useful to communicate to the inhabitants of the villages of the surroundings, with the step of the time some sections went back intransitables. 

Nevertheless, although there were people that still like this dared to visit it, after several fatal accidents proceeded to the complete closing of the passage until 2009, year in that it initiates his restoration, to go back to open it to the public in 2015. 

Since, the Caminito of the King receives every year to numerous visitors that wish to enjoy of his espectacularidad, in addition to his fauna and his flora to more than 100 metres of height. 

How it is the route of the Caminito of Rey?

If you encourage you to live the experience of the Caminito of Rey, expect you some only sights in a totally natural space and protected. Desfiladeros, cannons, an extensive valley… Almost 8 kilometres of landscapes that hardly will forget. 

The route is linear and realise it will carry you between 3 and 4 hours. It does not treat of an especially difficult route for which was necessary a good physical form, but yes will have to go prepared for the route because you will circulate by footpaths and runways to big height. Our council if you go to do the Caminito of the King is that, to the equal that if you went to do any another route of hiking, go prepared for the exercise that go to realise as well as for the climate and meteorological adversities that they can expect you. 

If you suffer of vértigo or of the heart, or suffer ailments in the respiratory device, can that this route was not advisable in your case. 

Councils to do the Caminito of Rey

The first to take into account if you want to enjoy of the Caminito of the King is that for this have to pay an entrance of previous form and that exists an aforo limited to 600 people by day. Therefore we recommend you that you take your entrances with some antelación to avoid remain you without living the experience. 

Once you have your entrance, will see that to visit the Caminito of the King is forced the use of some materials of protection, as for example helmet to avoid damages caused by desprendimientos. This type of material will facilitate you to the beginning of the route by runway, but by your part have to have comfortable footwear and adapted also to the experience, that was antideslizante and protect your feet of the terrain. The access with chanclas or shoes of heel is terminantemente forbidden.

It chooses the best clothes for the period and do not forget you of solar protection, especially in the months more calurosos. It carries also eaten and sufficient water for all the route, to avoid dehydrate you during the way.

Finally take into account the rule of the Caminito of Rey:

– The minors of 8 years will not be able to access
– Neither you will be able to do it if you carry crutches or claves
– It is forbidden to use sticks selfie and drones
– You will not be able to access with animals or bags very bulky
– In case to practise climbing, have to accredit you like federado

As you see, the Caminito of the King presents like a route of hiking that would not have to lose you so much if they like you this type of activities as if you enjoy being in full nature: you will be able to visit it easily in few hours, but you recompensará with some incredible seen in some natural surroundings like few.