 Entrance to the Garganta del Chorro | ||
| El Chorro | ||
| province | Málaga | |
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| Residents | about 100 | |
other value for residents on Wikidata: 245   | ||
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El Chorro is a district of the city Álora in the Málaga Province in the Spanish region Andalusia.
background
El Chorro is located on the Rio Guadalhorce near the large reservoir Embalse del Guadalhorce and is in the municipal area of the city Álorawhich is 13 km away. El Chorro was built at the beginning of the 20th century. built as a settlement for the workers who built a small dam and a pumped storage power plant at this point on the river. At night, the pumped storage power plant pumps water from the river up into a reservoir on the summit of the Bobastro mountain with the help of cheap night electricity. From there the water is drained again during the day to drive a turbine that generates electricity, which can be sold at the higher daily prices. In 1921, King Alfonso XIII inaugurated a spectacular high-altitude footpath along the rock face for the workers of the power plant: the Camino del Rey. The ropes of the path broke later. The path has been closed since then. The railway tunnel that leads through the Sierra de Huma is also closed to pedestrians. To be able to see the Garganta del Chorro gorge in the interior of the mountains, you have to take the train from Málaga to Bobadilla through the tunnel at El Chorro.Today El Chorro is mainly famous as a training area for climbers of all levels of difficulty on the mighty rock massifs find a great field of activity in the Sierra de Huma.
getting there
By plane
The nearest airport is Málaga
By train
The station is on the RENFE railway line from Málage to Bobadilla. However, trains rarely stop at El Chorro.
In the street
From Málaga take the A357 motorway towards Cartama and continue on the A357 towards Campillos. After the town of Ardales, turn right onto a small road that leads to the viewpoints of the Embalse del Guadalhorce reservoir. After a good 5 km, turn right into the mountains towards El Chorro and Álora. At El Chorro you drive over a bridge over the river into the small town. Go right to the train station, left to the footpath that leads to the entrance of the Garganta del Chorro ravine.
mobility
You can get from Malaga to Árdales either by train or by bus on the Los Amarillos SL bus line. From there you have to take a taxi to El Chorro.
Tourist Attractions
Entrance to the Garganta del Chorro
The rock massif of the Sierra de Huma with the railway bridge
Mount Bobastro on the other side of the river
activities
Hiking, climbing
health
Practical advice
El Chorro is part of Árdales. The postal code of Árdales is 29552
trips
A long hiking trail leads along the Sierra de Huma Valle de Abdalajís .
Another hiking trail leads to the mountain Bobastro, on which a Moorish rebel could stay for a long time.
