At the beginning of the Sedero de Picapedreros (track),
the Natural Park, comes so close to the city that both get
the join.
This is the area known as the Molinos de San Telmo. The
journey begins at the most southers point of the park. It
goes along a forest track with an upward slight slope, mixed
with shelves. We can observe the Arroyo Hondo (stream) that
flows into Guadalmedina river. This arroyo ids one of the
five existing in the Park, the others RE Chapera, Humaina,
Los Frailes y Las Vacas.
One km away we can see The Ols Lagar de Picapedreros (waterfall),
which is arroyo ahaondo. At the end of the way we come acrros
the Forest House of The Boticario. The Sendero del Cerrado
begins opposite to the Alberge (roadhouse) named the same.
The height of the route is the Mirador del Cochino where
there is a xculpture of this animal (pig) by Francisco Martín
and made up of crap iron. The panoramic views are impressive.
The route of Sendero de las Contadoras can be lineal to
the circular. Its starting point is the Llano de las Contadoras
(plain). This spot is an intersection having a monolith
indicator of places and distances. The yellow route goes
through thie llano, that comes from Fuente la Reina and
goes towards Torrijos, passing by the Mirador Martínez-Falero.
From this llano starts a track that goes to Nature Aula
las Contadoras sort of lecture hall) and to the ruins of
Jotrón. The track begins ascending and is surrounded by
a great mass of aleppo tree, holm oaks and cypresses, without
forgetting some carob tree stalks, being more and more abundant
along the way. We stop ascending just when the yellow route
and the blue route cross, that is a carril (track) which
diverses towards the righ side and along which we continue
our way, descending until we get to Boticario.
At the end of the journey we arrive at the recreational
and Camp Area El Cerrado. The Sendero de Pocopán
starts from the Nature Aula of the Contadoras. The area
to be covered is what some years ago belonged to the Recreational
Adecuation (place).
Along the sendero we can watch magnificient views making
out the whole Guadalmedina Basin. In the last stretch we
go through the forest track that goes from Llano de las
Contadoras to Jotrón. From here the path becomes
sloping upwards to coronate the Cerro pocopán (853m) where
an interesting construction can be found. The views of this
place are the great beauty and splendour.
The sendero de Torrijos, begins in the lagar of Torrijos,
dating from 1.843. It os the prototype of press house of
the region of Montes de Málaga. The lagares are defined
as those buildings which main part is destined to wine production,
we will see the traditional utensils the viga and the "husillo"
used to press the grapes. In torrijos are distinguished
the following elements: the lagar, the patio, the rooms
with chimneys, the backer's ovens, the oil mill, the wine
cellar and the fermentation roo, the upper part of it was
for living in. Once visited the press house, we go down
along the lane that lane that leads to the recreational
and camp place, situated on the Chapera river banks. There
is a path along which we arrive at the ruins of the Lagar
de Pacheco. At the end of the track we get to the ruins
of Santillana which are opposite to the lagar there is a
esplanade of olive trres where different activities can
be done.
Malaga Walking Routes
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