El Almarchal Arroyo Hondo Facinas Arroyo del Acebuchal Arroyo de la Corona Zahara de Silla los Atunes del Papa Plata Arroyo del Candalar Sierra de la Higuera Río: river Ensenada: cove Laja de La Zarga Arroyo: stream Cala: cove Sierra: mountains Punta: point a Cueva: cave Isla: island Plat e la Cabo: cape Cuartel: barracks ra d Sier Playa: beach Torre: tower Cueva Atlanterra del Moro Pulido CA‐8202 Arroyo de Alpariate Laja Ranchiles Baelo Claudia Arroyo de la Churriana Faro Camarinal Río del Valle Cabo de ▲38 m Betis de Gracia Duna Bolonia Bolonia Monte de El Chaparral o Loma de San Bartolomé i Playa del El Lentiscal d Camarinal Paloma Alta e Cañuelo m Ensenada n de Bolonia E e Cymodocea Los Algarbes d a Betijuelo r r nodosa e Arroyo del Puerco i S Necrópolis de Paloma Baja N‐340 los Algarbes Océano Atlántico Baños de Claudia Cala de Information Picacho A‐2325 Casas Point Ensenada de de Porro Valdevaqueros Torre de La Peña Punta Paloma 1 One way: 1,3 km X: 248.260 Faro Camarinal 30 min Y: 3.998.384 Río de la Jara Ensenada de Bolonia, Tarifa. The main attraction of this route is the ancient 3 Type of route: Linear (one way). Torre del Cabo de Gracia, a tower built in the 16th Ensenada de Difficulty: Low. century at the request of King Felipe II which Colada de La Reginosa Starting Point: There are two choices: today has been converted into a lighthouse: El Los Lances -The track at Laja de Ranchiles, just past the Faro de Camarinal, which gives the walk its name. El Chaparral, Tarifa. The Colada de la Reginosa path initially follows Área recreativa archaeological site of Baelo Claudia. Bolonia. From here, if we look to our right, we can see Type of route: Linear (one way). the vía pecuaria (an ancestral track used to herd -Atlanterra near Faro Camarinal (Camarinal Atlanterra Beach, also known as “la Playa de los Difficulty: Low. livestock) from which it takes its name, before La Peña Arroyo del Salado Lighthouse). Alemanes”, with the Cabo de Plata on the other Starting Point: Just outside El Lentiscal, in continuing through scenic pine forests which are Bolonia. One way: side of the cove. If we look towards the left we can dotted with cade and phoenician junipers of 6 900 m X: 248.260 Finishing Point: The rural community of Paraje Natural see the impressive Cala del Cañuelo, a cove which considerable botanical interest. El Pozuelo Paloma Baja. 30 min Y: 3.998.384 nestles between a blanket of pine trees and Punta La Peña Playa de In the final stretch, the path leads us to the de Camarinal. Looking towards the sea, the outline Tarifa. After a gentle climb amongst pine trees, we stone ruins of a Roman aqueduct before Los Lances of the African continent is visible on the other side Type of route: Linear. arrive at the Mirador de la Peña, a vantage point Río de la Vega terminating in the rural community of Paloma of the Straits... and in front of Cabo de Gracia, the Difficulty: Low. which offers magnificent views of: Punta Paloma, Baja. waters of the Atlantic. Starting and finishing points: Information the Cove of Valdevaqueros, Los Lances, and, on point of the Parque Natural del Estrecho, N-340 clear days, even the Atlas mountains on the road (Km 77.5). One way: African continent. On this rocky headland you will 3,3 km X: 265.838 find the Torre de la Peña, the oldest watchtower in 1 h 45 min Y: 3.988.656 the area, which is probably Islamic in origin (13th Century) and served to control the land access to Tarifa from the west – a reminder of the history of the region. Tarifa 2 One way: 1,1 km X: 250.469 4 One way: 9,7 km X: 254.081 5 One way: 5,7 km X: 257.260 Isla de Tarifa Duna de Bolonia 40 min Y: 3.997.514 Puerto de Bolonia‐Pulido 4 h Y: 3.998.920 Los Algarbes‐Betijuelo 3 h Y: 3.995.839 Ensenada de Bolonia, Tarifa. Starting from Bolonia Beach, we follow a Puerto de Bolonia, Tarifa. The route initially follows a vía pecuaria Los Algarbes, Tarifa. The walk begins at la Necrópolis de los Type of route: Linear (one way). Type of route: (Practically) circular. wooden walkway from which the great Sand Dune (ancestral track used to herd livestock) and the Type of route: practically circular (divided into Algarbes, one of the most important Difficulty: Low. of Bolonia is clearly visible, before passing by the Difficulty: Medium. pastures of the highlands of the Sierra de la Plata 2 sections). Starting Point: Playa de Bolonia, km 71. Starting Point: Puerto de Bolonia, on the archaeological sites in the Province of Cádiz, archaeological site of Baelo Claudia. and Sierra de la Higuera which are full of cattle Difficulty: Medium. climbing to the small rural community of Betijuelo, Finishing Point: The sand dunes of Bolonia. CA8202 road which joins the CN-340 road to and country buildings of ethnographic interest. Starting Point: Necrópolis de los Algarbes, on To the left the path skirts round the lagoons the village at Km 71. where you can find the second car park and where the A- 2325 road which joins the CN-340 road the second stretch of the route begins. which are a common sight on the beaches of Finishing Point: Village of El Pulido. The second stretch begins at the foot of la Laja with the village of Punta Paloma (Paloma Baja) Tarifa, and which are home to important birdlife de La Zarga (also known as Las Algas), passing at kilometre 74. Walking by the village houses of Bertijuelo, the including turnstones, dunlins, common redshanks through woods of wild olive trees and holm oaks Finishing Point: The CA-2216 road which path climbs to its highest point, where there is a and gulls. and where there is also a vantage point from leads back to the starting point. trig point, offering spectacular panoramic views. which you can observe an important colony of The path continues into the pine forest which Griffon vultures. The route then begins to descend downstream practical reaches the foot of the Dune of Bolonia, along the Arroyo Puerco, terminating a few metres before returning to the beach again where the The third stretch passes through the wild olive further on, just after the Casa Forestal (lodge). route finishes. From here the views of the Dune groves of the middle plains of the Sierra de La are impressive... Plata where you can see abundant and varied You can return to the car park at Los Algarbes, undergrowth. either by taking the A- 2325 road or by strolling along the beach of Valdevaqueros. At present the path is being improved. If you are planning to go on this walk, contact the National Park’s Information Point prior to departure to find out the latest information on its state. Tel: 697955540. 8 One way: 8,2 km X: 251.741 9 One way: 5 km X: 274.430 Colada de la Costa 3 h Y: 3.996.509 Cerro del Tambor 2 h Y: 3.995.757 Tarifa-Algeciras shoreline, Tarifa (Cádiz). The path follows a vía pecuaria (an ancestral Type of route: Linear. The path is lined by cork trees and wild olive Type of route: Linear. track used to herd livestock) which runs along the Difficulty: Low. trees, and along practically the whole route you Difficulty: Low. coast and crosses the cliffs opposite the Tarifa Starting and finishing point: Car park at the can enjoy the magnificent views of the coast and Starting point: Tarifa, near the castle of coast towards Algeciras. The main attraction of Huerta Grande Visitors’ centre on the N IV road the African continent. On the last stretch, in the Sancho IV (Guzmán El Bueno) by the port. this 8 km route lies in the spectacular views of the (km 96). Cerro del Tambor, we find the eolic park where you paths Finishing point: Guadalmesí watchtower. African coastline, the cliffs and the abrasion will be entranced by the sound of the blades of platforms in the intertidal zones. the windmills as they turn. Along the route, you will find several bunkers The route terminates at the remains of an old Algeciras and installations belonging to the civil guard as bunker which now serves as a vantage point well as other constructions used for observation or offering views of the majestic Mount Yebel Musa defence purposes, which adds a certain degree of and Perejil Island in Africa. intrigue to the itinerary. The route terminates at the old Guadalmesí watchtower where there is also an observatory of the same name from where you can contemplate birds crossing the Straits to the neighbouring continent. 7 One way: 1,2 km X: 264.397 Parque del 30 min Y: 3.990.127 Centenario Los Lances El Guijo Punta de San García Paraje Natural Playa de Los Lances, Tarifa. The path, in the form of a wooden walkway, has Type of route: Linear. been especially adapted for persons with reduced Difficulty: Low. mobility. A gentle walk by the wetlands of the Starting Point: There are two possible starting beach of Los Lances where you can see shorebirds Getares points: the village of Tarifa, near the football such as common sterns, little sterns, plovers, Arroyo Marchenilla stadium or from the area known as El Pozuelo, dunlins, turnstones and common redshanks.