Sendero Nuevo Acceso A Los Cahorros Por cauce Rio Monachil — Attraction in Monachil

Maybe I was not on the same trail as those people who said it is good for all ages. We are good regular walkers in our 70s, and we found it difficult. Maybe the fact that it rained had something to do with it, but it was muddy and slippery near the gorge and we thought that maybe hiking poles would have helped, but it was not easy at all. Also, the markings of the trails were poor. We did get to the bridges. The other point I'd like to make is that the trail has too much garbage. There are clearly inconsiderate hikers who might need to answer the "call of nature" but should not leave tissues or paper behind. I will not post photos of the bridges (other than one to show the graffiti) or views - there are lots of those. I will post photos of garbage to encourage hikers to care more (also why put graffiti on the bridges? Do you always have to mark your territory like a dog or cat?), and also Monachil should make an effort to clean the area. The photo of the key to the map at the beginning of the trail is of interest because what is marked there as an unmarked trail is actually better marked than the supposed marked trail. There is room for...

A phenomenal trail if you start out on the green trail (Sendero de Rio) which stays on the river the whole time. It far exceeded my expectations. Make sure to stop at the longest bridge (the 4th one) and go down the short hill to the two waterfalls. You can easily get into the water and cool off! After the long bridge, the trail gets very interesting... super narrow and challenging at times, requiring crawling and metal holds bolted into the rock. There are also sport climbing routes in certain areas of this trail.

We chose to make it a loop and came back on the yellow trail up the mountains, which got real hot and a bit arduous, but definitely doable if you bring water or maybe do it before the afternoon sun. I went with kids mid-day and they made it. Near the end, I highly recommend stopping at Taberna Puntarrón, which is a bit expensive but extremely good food. After that, its only a 10 minute walk back down to the trailhead.

Also, as others have mentioned, the signage is pretty limited. Take a picture of the map at the trailhead to give yourself some idea of where you're at, but it's difficult to match up to the reality...

Beautiful hike with amazing views! We took the bus from Granada to Monachil, then continued to this Maps pin, then started on the left of the roas through the River path. This goes on through the "cave" and it's relatively easy, but with some narrow areas. Maybe we took a different route somewhere because we missed the aquaduct and waterfall, but it was still amazing. When the path goes away from the river after the cave, you can start returning following the yellow circular route, on the dirt road on the hills. It is a reasonably steep ascent without shade, so make sure to have enough water and energy, but the views of the mountains and valley at the top make it totally worth it! Also saw some mountain goats on the way, and the quiet of the area is priceless. The whole trip took us about 4-5 hrs with some stops along the way, coming back to...