7-day forecast
Open-Meteo · trail point · local dates · last updated Nov 11, 2026, 3:10 PM PTThu 12
Overcast
21°C / 16°C
43% · 0.2 mm
Wind 25 km/h
FairFri 13
Partly cloudy
21°C / 14°C
18% · 0.0 mm
Wind 18 km/h
GoodSat 14
Rain showers
20°C / 13°C
48% · 0.6 mm
Wind 12 km/h
FairSun 15
Overcast
18°C / 13°C
4% · 0.0 mm
Wind 17 km/h
GoodMon 16
Overcast
20°C / 12°C
18% · 0.0 mm
Wind 14 km/h
GoodTue 17
Rain showers
17°C / 12°C
37% · 0.8 mm
Wind 10 km/h
FairWed 18
Rain showers
19°C / 15°C
40% · 1.6 mm
Wind 27 km/h
FairRoute
Route line © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), simplified. Dot: trail point.
About this trail
Caminito del Rey is a walkway pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, near Ardales in the province of Málaga, Spain. Its name derives from the original name of Camino del Rey, abbreviated locally to el caminito. The walkway was constructed in the early 20th century, but by the early 21st century, it had fallen into disrepair and was partially closed for over a decade. After four years of extensive repairs and renovations, it re-opened in 2015. It has been described as the "world's most dangerous walkway" following five deaths in 1999 and 2000. The most dramatic accident was when three men from El Chorro tried to cross by means of a zip line to a train line at the other side of the gorge. The cable could not stand the weight of the three men, and it broke.
From the Wikipedia article “Caminito del Rey”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trail facts
- Length
- 7.7 km · 4.8 mi (OpenStreetMap distance tag)
- Countries
- Spain
- Continent
- Europe
- Trail point
- 36.91583, -4.77278 (Wikidata coordinate)
- OSM network
- Local walking network
- Operator (OSM)
- Diputación de Málaga y los Ayuntamientos de Ardales y Álora
- Wikidata
- Q857763
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 4678863
- Official info
- caminitodelrey.info
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Photo: “Caminito del Rey, salida sur, desfiladero del Gran Gaitán.jpg” by Malopez 21, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).


