WORK to refurbish the mountaineering path Ruta de los Viajeros Romanticos between Ronda and Casares will begin after Easter, in accordance with the provincial council.
It has allotted €811,000 to fully restore the 58-kilometre mountaineering path which passes Alpandeire, Atajate, Benadalid, Benalauria, Algatocin, Benarraba and Gaucin .
The historic route ran from Gibraltar to Ronda, and was often called The English Method as a result of it welcomed overseas travellers on their journey to the inside of Andalucia.
A spokesperson of the council stated that the refurbishment of the route will serve to additional improve tourism inland within the area, which has skilled a significant enhance prior to now 10years.
He additionally indicated that the start line of the works can be determined within the coming days, which may be carried out both from Ronda (close to the El Sur campsite) or from Casares (within the neighborhood of El Secadero).
The works are estimated to final round six months, and it’ll not solely be of curiosity to hikers, but in addition to cyclists and horse riders.
The mission will start with important cleansing and clearing work alongside the route.
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As soon as this preliminary part is full, consideration will flip to conditioning the municipally-owned public roads and cattle tracks that kind a part of the itinerary.
To make sure the protection and stability of the terrain, slope stabilisation measures may even be carried out.
In areas the place the route runs near the sting of the roadway, a mixture of metal and wood security boundaries can be put in to guard each riders and horses.
Two designated relaxation areas for horses can be established, every that includes conventional wood fencing often called talanqueras.
All through the route, clear signage will information customers, together with begin indicators, directional and complementary markers, in addition to panoramic panels and beacons to focus on factors of curiosity.
