Day Trip with hiking tour along the Caminito del Rey track (King's Pathway)

The Caminito del Rey, the so-called King’s Pathway, is an adventure hiking route with trails and ferratas through an up to 300m deep canyon between Ardales and El Chorro in the northern part of the province of Málaga, at the foothills of the Sierra de las Nieves. Its slopes along the drop-offs are located at an altitude of about 100 meters and offer a magnificent view over the surrounding nature.

Our adventure day trip starts early in the morning with the departure off the pick up location for our day trip. You can find these starting point below, under the heading “Pick up locations”. After an approximately 2-hour drive, we arrive at the starting point of the hike tour at Ardales right at the entrance of the King’s Pathway.

From here we continue walking. After about 15 minutes we have to master the first vía ferratas and bridges. Meanwhile, we enjoy the unique view into the depths of the canyon and the surrounding countryside. After having reached the end of the first stage, the hike continious over a path through the woodlands of the area, before we get to the second vía ferrata track in the rocky and winding mountains. The walk over the Caminito track takes 2 to 3 hours, depending on our pace.

Having reached the end of the adventure hike, we drive back to Ardales by shuttle bus. Once there, we will recover by a typical Andalusian lunch. The rest of the day is at your free disposal to hang around in the area or to go swimming in the barrier lake of Guadalhorce.