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Centro-Sur O Guadalorce
Pizarra

El Santo Recreation Area – The Dark Cave loop from Aljaima

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Hiking trails & Routes
Spain
Andalusia
Malaga
Centro-Sur O Guadalorce
Pizarra

El Santo Recreation Area – The Dark Cave loop from Aljaima

Moderate

4.0

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El Santo Recreation Area – The Dark Cave loop from Aljaima

04:41

15.4km

450m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: May 25, 2026

Waypoints

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8.88 km

El Santo viewpoint (Christ the Redeemer statue, Pizarra)

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The view from up here is fantastic. In one direction you can see Málaga, Coín and Alhaurin de la Torre. Right next to it the peak of "La Torrecilla" and a little further on the towns of Casarabonela and Álora.

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2

8.90 km

Easy short trip to the top to have a nice view

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3

8.94 km

Originally, this was a sculpture of the Sacred Heart of Jesus commissioned in 1916 by the Count of Puerto Hermoso, Fernando Soto Aguilar. This was destroyed during the Civil War …

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9.01 km

El Santo Recreation Area

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A nice place for a picnic or even for a barbecue in winter. Tables, benches and grills are available. The view from up here is fantastic. In one direction you …

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10.4 km

The Dark Cave

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do not continue to the alternative route, it is more like a road

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6

11.1 km

Castillépolis Prehistoric Tomb

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7

11.3 km

8

11.9 km

Moon Fountain

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B

15.4 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.50 km

6.21 km

1.55 km

108 m

Surfaces

8.69 km

3.24 km

2.83 km

616 m

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Thursday 25 June

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