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Path up to the Hoyo de la Laguna

This beautiful path starts next to the Nacimiento Park, located in the town centre of Bélmez de la Moraleda and goes into the heart of the Sierra Mágina Natural Park along the Cordel de la Laguna cattle track. In this place we can contemplate the agricultural, cattle and forest uses of the area, diverse defensive constructions and the kartic modeling of Sierra Mágina.

Difficulty

Half

START POINT

From the A-401, take the JA-4201 or JA-4202 regional road to reach the municipality of Bélmez de la Moraleda. The path begins in the town itself, at the end of the Avenida de Sierra Mágina.

TOTAL DISTANCE (IN KILOMETERS)

5.500

ESTIMATED RUN TIME

2 hours and 30 minutes.

Type of firm

Track

DIFFICULTY. ASSESSMENT ACCORDING TO METHOD MEASURE

0

MEDIO.

Severity of the natural environment

0

Itinerary

Orientation in the itinerary

0

Displacement

Difficulty moving

0

EFFORT.

Amount of effort required

SIGNALING

MUNICIPAL TERMS BY WHICH IT RUNS

Bélmez de la Moraleda Sierra Mágina

RECOMMENDATIONS

  • Compared to COVID19, keep a safe distance and wear a mask, avoid crowding and contact with surfaces, wash your hands frequently, use hydroalcoholic gel and consult the digital materials available. Take care of your health and that of others.
  • Collaborate to avoid fires. Do not throw cigarettes or any other object that produces combustion.
  • By consuming local products and having local businesses you will contribute to rural development.
  • Live respectfully with the local people and other users. Respect private goods and properties.
  • Travel in a sustainable way: public transport, cycling, walking, car sharing
  • Noise is another form of pollution. In silence you will enjoy your experience more.
  • Make it easy for people with special needs to use it.
  • Trash does not come back alone. Take it with you to the nearest container. Reduce, reuse, recycle.
  • Don't leave a trace of your passage through nature.
  • Practice responsible tourism and be committed to the environment. Be a true ecotourist!
  • Respect the facilities made available to you. We all pay for their maintenance.
  • Consult the weather forecast before starting your activity.
  • Avoid going out alone. If you do, inform other people of the route and time of return.
  • Be extremely careful in adverse conditions and in the occasional presence of animals or motor vehicles.
  • Find out beforehand if there is any hunting activity.
  • Bring water, sun protection, suitable clothing and footwear.
  • Carry a mobile phone with a sufficient battery in case of emergency (112), but remember that there is not always coverage.
  • Do not disturb or feed the animals. You will negatively alter their behaviour.
  • For your safety and that of the environment, do not leave the marked path or take shortcuts.
  • Remember that it is forbidden to capture animals, light fires, fish and collect plants or minerals.
  • If you bring a dog, keep it on a leash and make sure it does not disturb other animals or people.
  • Your safety is our concern, but it is your responsibility.

Thank you for your collaboration!

DESCRIPTION

We begin our route along the Los Huertos path, among olive groves and orchards watered by the waters of the River Gargantón which are transported through the existing irrigation channels. We then connect with the livestock route, which ascends between gorse and rosemary along this path used for transhumance. On our route we will see the Lucero Tower, a relatively well preserved watchtower, which during the Reconquest (13th-15th) formed part of the defensive system of the kingdom of Granada.

From the Collado del Lucero we can see the castles of Bélmez and Solera and we enter a holm oak grove mixed with some maples. We walk through a landscape of karstic modeling, a limestone track that culminates in a doline known as the Hoyo de la Laguna, the largest in this protected area.

From the end of the path you can link up with the signposted Caño del Aguadero path, starting at the Cuadros recreational area.

Source of information

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development. Junta de Andalucía