March 1 Free guided walk along the course of the Río Chícamo in Abanilla

One of Murcia’s best-known beauty spots is this narrow 40-metre deep gorge!

The River Chícamo in Abanilla, in north-eastern Murcia, is one of the best known beauty spots in the landscape of Murcia, and is of special interest not only to walkers but also to naturalists and geologists as it takes walkers back into geological history, featuring deposits left by a previous river between 7 and 10 million years ago, when this area was on the Mediterranean coast.

The most iconic landscape associated with the Chícamo consists of a narrow gorge which has been eroded into a vast conglomerate rock formation. At some points the gorge is only two metres wide but almost 40 metres deep, and even in periods of prolonged drought there is always water in the river.

This free guided walk on Sunday 1^st March allows participants to discover this landscape and the vegetation which thrives here, the 4-kilometre route reaching the Estrecho del Cajer. It is suitable for children aged 6 and over as well as adults and starts at 10.00 (estimated finish time 13.00).

Although the activity is completely free of charge prior registration is required online here as of 13^th February at 9.30.

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