All downhill

Lucainena de las Torres Greenway

← With kids
43 km from Alhama

Five and a half kilometres on the old mining railway that carried ore down to Agua Amarga. Asphalted end to end, from 550 to 410 metres: on a bike, a good half-hour of descent.

Until 1942, a mining railway carried iron down from Lucainena de las Torres to the loading bay at Agua Amarga. Five and a half kilometres of that line survive today as a greenway.

The route is linear and always descends in the direction of travel, from 550 down to 410 metres. On foot it is an hour and a half one way; by bike, a good half-hour of continuous descent, the sierra on either side and the old calcination ovens in the distance.

It is asphalted end to end, which makes it doable with a pushchair and with a dog, and asks for no particular fitness. Bikes can be hired in the village.

Highlights

  1. 5.5 km one way, about 1 h 30 on foot
  2. Fully asphalted: pushchair-friendly
  3. Dogs welcome
  4. Bike hire available

The place in detail

What to know

  • Free price
  • 1 h 30 on foot (one way) visit
  • Ages 0-3 · Ages 4-7 · Ages 8-12 · Teens ages

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