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El Saltillo Suspension Bridge – Canillas de Aceituno Old Town loop from Canillas de Aceituno

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El Saltillo Suspension Bridge – Canillas de Aceituno Old Town loop from Canillas de Aceituno

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El Saltillo Suspension Bridge – Canillas de Aceituno Old Town loop from Canillas de Aceituno

04:01

12.5km

500m

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: August 21, 2026

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Parque Natural Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama

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842 m

Acequia Trail from Canillas de Aceituno

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A good route that runs through some ditches until it reaches the new suspension bridge and climbs up by chains. Expectacular !!!!

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1.41 km

El Albercón

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2.63 km

View of La Maroma Massif and Gorge

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La Maroma is the highest mountain in Málaga, with 2069 meters.

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3.18 km

Views from the El Saltillo Trail

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The trail runs through the canyon of the río de los Almanchares with amazing views along the entire route from the village of Canillas del Aceituno to El Saltillo. Go carefully, there are sections with loose stones.

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3.66 km

Canillas de Aceituno suspension bridge

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The hike must first be loaded offline. There is no cell phone reception

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3.89 km

Via Ferrata After the Suspension Bridge (Parque Natural Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama)

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Section behind the suspension bridge, towards Mirador los Pozuelos

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8.60 km

View of Canillas de Aceituno, La Viñuela Reservoir, and Montes de Málaga

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It can be reached quickly by car, especially if you are coming from Sedella to the east. From here there is a beautiful view of the Canillas countryside, the Viñuela …

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11.9 km

Canillas de Aceituno Old Town

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12.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.46 km

3.27 km

2.06 km

1.51 km

113 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.84 km

4.45 km

2.22 km

585 m

318 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (960 m)

Lowest point (560 m)

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Tuesday 25 August

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Comments

November 27, 2023,22M Canillas de Aceituno - El Saltillo Runde

The next Komoot recommendation takes us to Canillas de Aceituno. There are several 🤩⛰️tours here. We decide on the El Saltillo gorge.
Above the village, a levada leads to its source - a stream in the gorge. It constantly carries water. When it rains or the snow thaws, there's sure to be a lot going on here.
A few hundred …

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May 7, 2024,Canillas del Aceituno (S) - Rondje via de hangbrug El Saltillo 20240507

Beautiful and challenging walk via the El Staltillo suspension bridge. Starting point is in the free parking garage, nice and cool! You walk via the village to the starting point of the route to the suspension bridge. You can return here via the same route, we have taken on the next challenge. Narrow paths, easy to do, steep climb to …

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February 4, 2025,🇪🇦 El Saltillo 🇪🇦

Today we went to the national park in the mountains in the best weather. ⛰️
This tour was also inspired by @Lutz & Hanne🌳🐟🏔 .

We started in the pretty mountain village of Canillas de Aceituno. From here we went on the GR245... always along the water channels that supply the villages with water from the mountains.

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April 10, 2024,Info of Grand Senda de Malaga – Puente a El Saltillo rondtocht vanuit Canillas de Aceituno

The first part of this tour is easy, but there is quite a climb after the bridge. Downhill the paths are bad and difficult to find. Part of the road is warm. You can also walk to Sedella and ask in a café there for someone to take you back for a small amount.

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January 16, 2025,Runde von Canillas de Aceituno

Unfortunately the beginning was not recorded.
Beautiful route, partly on the very well developed and secured GR 249.
Railways and suspension bridge.
Magnificent view of the mountains and the sea. Steep descent to the road at the end.

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November 24, 2025,Sendero el Saltillo (Provinz Málaga) 🇪🇸

At the end of November 2025, I visited my parents in Torremolinos, who were vacationing on the Costa del Sol. I dedicated one day to a spectacular hike near Canillas de Aceituno, a typical Andalusian mountain village at the foot of the Sierra de Tejeda.

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March 16, 2024,von Canillas de Aceituno zur Hängebrücke

It's a really nice tour up to the via ferrata! There are beautiful views everywhere. Unfortunately, the signage for the path breaks off above the small via ferrata. It seems as if a clearing had taken place there and the signage had disappeared with it... We then used Komoot as a guide. At the end, the tour also goes along …

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February 13, 2024,Andalusien: Mirador de Blas Infante – Puente a El Saltillo Runde von Canillas de Aceituno

Anyone who continues the path after the suspension bridge (instead of going back the same way as many people do) should know that the climb definitely requires good fitness, sturdy shoes, a head for heights and surefootedness. It is definitely challenging and is similar to a climbing tour, but there is no mention of this anywhere in the descriptions. So …

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El Saltillo Suspension Bridge – Canillas de Aceituno Old Town loop from Canillas de Aceituno

Acequia Trail from Canillas de Aceituno

View of La Maroma Massif and Gorge

Views from the El Saltillo Trail

Canillas de Aceituno suspension bridge

Via Ferrata After the Suspension Bridge (Parque Natural Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama)

View of Canillas de Aceituno, La Viñuela Reservoir, and Montes de Málaga

Canillas de Aceituno Old Town

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