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VISIT TO THE CROSS AND THE TIN BOX (ALGODONALES)

From the chapel of the Virgin (upper Algodonales), first visited La Cruz, located on the cliffs of the Sierra de Líjar, near the town. From here, and go deeper in Mogote forming this mountain, we arrive at the Box Cans, half-ruined hut, at the end of the Glen or large groove carved in the mountains, which descend to Algodonales.
route sheet. Click here .
The Wikiloc route. Click here .

At the top of Algodonales on the old village of La Muela, today village street, find the poster that puts us right at the beginning of the route.

Before starting the trail, or at the end of it, we can come to visit the little white chapel or hermitage known as the Virgin, very close to the source of the Algarrobo. Here is another interesting route starts soon ride the trail in Las Fuentes.

The first mile is a steep ascent that soon we can contemplate the Sierra de Grazalema and all his belleza.En locate the scenic hills of Pinar, Zafalgar, Labradillo, Margarita, Green Throat, Throat Dry ...

Up to three limestone quarries like this we will see in our way. They transformed the limestone rock by the heat of the local vegetation in lime once "off" was used in the construction or to whitewash the White Villages.

6-8 A herd of goats crossed before us and stood quietly to watch the intruders who interrupted their grazing.

getting out of the village, after crossing a small lapiaz no marked trail, we find this spectacular vantage point was Algodonales. Cross has a small solar battery and diodes that let you be visible at night.

From the Cross we carefully scrutinize Algodonales. Close-up of the parish of Santa Ana

larger map allows us to cover the town almost completely. After the "brick period" in recent years, we noticed the large empty spaces (solar) that is in the heart of town.

Another angle that gives us the viewpoint of the Cross is the reservoir Zahara-El Gastor, at full capacity after the rainy winter 2010. Even you can see how the water comes out the overflow. Him the foothills of Monte Prieto.

A path that runs along the hillside between Mogote plateau and the bottom of the ravine leads to the Tin Box. Even in ruins, shows the importance of this ranch, surrounded by pens made of dry stone walls and other buildings.

Until Algodonales can be reached from the bottom of the Gorge, but also from La Muela, following the lane or hang gliders from the Births, on the other side of the mountain. We emphasize the well Wisely designed to store storm water and carved on a rock pile.

We returned to the bottom of the Gorge, between pine trees and Mediterranean forest. Cotton left after the drainage channel of the river, built on the alluvial plain that formed the material stream with torn from the mountains, in the alluvial fan.

The evening gave us this beautiful view which highlights the "white spots" of Algodonales and Zahara de la Sierra.

Last section did almost dark on the walls and fences that protect the people of the landslides from the mountains.