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03-APR-2005

Desfiladero de los Gaitanes

This is the Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (the Gorge of the Bagpipers). The gorge has been carved
by the Guadalhorce river, and is up to 400m deep, and in places as little as 10m wide.
The gorge, about 4 km long, is traversed not only by the main railway in and out of
Málaga (with the aid of 12 tunnels and six bridges) but also by a footpath, the
Camino del Rey or Kings Path, which for long stretches becomes a perilously decaying
concrete catwalk clinging to the side of the gorge up to 100 m above the river.
The camino has been in a state of alarming disrepair for years and has been officially
closed since 1992.

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The Third Side14-May-2006 00:34
Wow! Do they allow rock climbing in this beautiful place?
Bruce Ward22-Apr-2005 13:46
Sorry I missed this when we were in the area.