El Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Málaga
The "Caminito del Rey" is an aerial path built on the walls of the Gaitanes' Gorge. It is a path attached to the gorge with a length of 3 kilometres that has long sections and a width of just 1 meter. It begins in the municipality of Ardales, crosses Antequera, and ends in El Chorro (Álora). This path is hanging on the vertical walls of the gorge and at a height up to 100 meters above the river. This trail was built because the "Sociedad Hidroeléctrica del Chorro", owner of Salto del Gaitanejo and Salto del Chorro, needed access between both water falls to facilitate the passage of maintenance workers and the transportation of materials. The works began in 1901 and concluded in 1905. The path began next to the Renfe train tracks and ran through the Gaitanes Gorge, connecting and facilitating passage between both sides. To inaugurate this great work, King Alfonso XIII travelled in 1921 to the place at the Conde del Guadalhorce dam, crossing the previously built ...