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Andalusia
Granada
Comarca de la Costa Granadina
Gualchos

Pico del Águila – Playa de la Rijana loop from La Rijana

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Spain
Andalusia
Granada
Comarca de la Costa Granadina
Gualchos

Pico del Águila – Playa de la Rijana loop from La Rijana

Moderate

5.0

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Pico del Águila – Playa de la Rijana loop from La Rijana

03:49

11.8km

530m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 29, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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89 m

La Rijana Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

This is a kind of shelter right on the Rijana beach, a good place to spend a night and shelter from the wind, this construction has been here for a …

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89 m

Torre de la Rijana

Highlight • Monument

old watchtower on the beach of rijana

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558 m

Rijana Beach Caves

Highlight • Cave

These caves are entrances in the stone with enough space to sleep several people, they are located just in front of the parking lot of the road before starting to go down to the beach.

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636 m

This is an old bridge on the n-340 road towards Castell de Ferro just before the descent to Rijana beach

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5.55 km

Civil War Trench at Pico del Águila

Highlight • Historical Site

Here in this area of Pico del Águila between Gualchos and Castell de Ferro, there are some of the trenches that are still standing from the civil war in which the Republican army dominated the area according to information.

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5.77 km

Pico del Águila

Highlight • Summit

Enjoy the views of gualchos and sierra nevada

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11.0 km

Playa de la Rijana

Highlight • Beach

La Rijana Beach, is one of the most fantastic coves that we can find on the Granada coast, located in the municipality of Gualchos-Castell de Ferro and near the Sotillo …

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11.8 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.36 km

2.25 km

1.94 km

973 m

875 m

435 m

Surfaces

7.62 km

2.69 km

871 m

389 m

143 m

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Highest point (510 m)

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Sunday 19 July

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26°C

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