Refugio Juanar to La Concha
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 9.56 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,543 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,543 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,074 ft
- TrailRank
- 22
- Min elevation
- 2,643 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 4 hours 40 minutes
- Time
- 5 hours 26 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2741
- Uploaded
- June 23, 2020
- Recorded
- March 2020
near Ojén, Andalucía (España)
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Itinerary description
Starting at the hotel El Refugio de Juanar, which turned out to be a good place to stop for coffee initially and get Wifi.
The road away from the general direction one drives in on, ascends & after 10 to 15 mins, you arrive at a gate preventing cars from travelling further.
A track takes you further up, keep right & then left & after another 20 to 30 mins, the track turns into a path.
The way up is steady & easy on foot mostly.
Views towards Marbella & the sea are superb.
After an hour plus & a couple of steep traverses assisted by chains attached to the rock face, eventually you come to a point where (finally) you can see La Concha.
One needs to cross a ridge, assisted once again by some chains attached to the rock face, climb to the peak &, if you like, cross over to La Mirador de la Concha to get the best panoramic views of the coast & the mountains.
All in all, this is a great walk.
Not sure if there is a circular version but, if so, it will be a lot longer.
Returning to the hotel, Refugio de Juanar, we stopped for food & drinks served by friendly staff in beautiful surroundings.
This is a little oasis of peace & tranquility close to the city & Marbella.
The road away from the general direction one drives in on, ascends & after 10 to 15 mins, you arrive at a gate preventing cars from travelling further.
A track takes you further up, keep right & then left & after another 20 to 30 mins, the track turns into a path.
The way up is steady & easy on foot mostly.
Views towards Marbella & the sea are superb.
After an hour plus & a couple of steep traverses assisted by chains attached to the rock face, eventually you come to a point where (finally) you can see La Concha.
One needs to cross a ridge, assisted once again by some chains attached to the rock face, climb to the peak &, if you like, cross over to La Mirador de la Concha to get the best panoramic views of the coast & the mountains.
All in all, this is a great walk.
Not sure if there is a circular version but, if so, it will be a lot longer.
Returning to the hotel, Refugio de Juanar, we stopped for food & drinks served by friendly staff in beautiful surroundings.
This is a little oasis of peace & tranquility close to the city & Marbella.
Waypoints
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2,864 ft
Processional caterpillars
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2,887 ft
Keep left
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3,537 ft
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3,881 ft
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3,901 ft
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4,055 ft
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3,937 ft
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3,917 ft
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3,996 ft
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3,940 ft
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3,537 ft
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3,058 ft
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