Echoes of a mining area
Woodland
10.5 Km
3 Hours
120 m
Spain
Andalucia
Huelva
The area between the southeast of Portugal and the west of Andalucia keeps one of the largest reserves of copper in the world. The river Odiel is located in the middle of Huelva’s mining area, a piece of Mars on Earth.
A walk of colours
Huelva’s mining area
The river Odiel is the longest in Huelva province with 150 kilometres. The source is located in Sierra de Aracena and the mouth by Huelva City where the Odiel and the river Tinto confluent off to enter the Atlantic.
The gold and silver of Huelva’s mines attracted Phoenicians, Greeks and then Romans to the mythical land of Tartessus. This millennial mining activity has transformed the river as well as the environment, staining the water and the rocky slopes where it goes through with red, yellow and green colours.
Come with us to enjoy one of the most impressive walks in Andalucia!
Itinerary
We start our walk from the road that connects the mining towns of Calañas and Zalamea La Real to pass through plantations of eucalyptus and pine trees by the edge of the river. On our gradual way downstream we see old mills that used to be essential in the past for the area. Then, the path joins the old railway crossing mining kilns and spoils until we reach to recently re-open mine of Sotiel Coronada by the beautiful Roman bridge.
Length of the tour
10.5 Km / 6.5 miles.
We usually take around 3 hours to complete this lovely walk.
Maximum elevation
120 m / 395 feet.
Level of difficulty
Easy as it is a very flat walk on a very gradual descent.
Price
Full day
250 Euro per guide
We recommend a ratio of 10 people a guide although we can take up to 15 people per guide.
Availability
All year round weather permitting but it might be too hot in the summer. In the winter it may be cold and wet sometimes but nice and sunny the most of the time!
Multilingual
All our guides speak fluent English and the tour can be done in French, Portuguese or Catalan on demand.
Pick up and drop-off
On the walking tours, we usually meet at the start point of the walk. Nevertheless, pickup can be arranged from any accommodation or any meeting point within the provinces of Huelva and Seville by a fuel fee.
