Under the Elephant #8 - Busquístar **
Debajo el Elefante #8 - Busquístar **
Eng:
When we lived in Ferreirola, if we had not had any other walk in the day we used to walk up to here and try to beat our previous time. So we called it the exercise rock.
Coming from Ferreirola take the left hand-fork where the path splits, this is the main path to Busquístar waymarked red and white, but there are a couple of places where it is possible to miss a hairpin turn to the left.
From here you can look ahead to Busquístar. Busquístar is not one of the La Taha villages, but it is in the same valley, so it is also celebrated here. You can also look across the valley to the amazing path up the other side, with its 32 hairpin bends. These paths (escarihuelas, or in local-speak carihuelas) were once the main roads in and out of the district, used by mule-trains.
To get to the next cache, Elefante 8.5 Molino Arabe GC6Q9JZ, go ahead a hundred metres or so to the waypoint and turn right to take the path down to the Moorish mill. This path is not always clear, and goes straight down to the mill by about ten hairpins, so keep yours eyes open and be prepared to backtrack a little if you realise you have missed the path.
The river crossing by the mill is a natural feature. You can cross and go up the carihuela on the other side to the next cache, or return to Ferreirola by taking the other path on the north side of the river via the fork and the era.
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¡Próximamente, lo siento!
** This valley, the lower part of La Taha, is a particularly lovely area. It is presided over by the mountain across the river to the south, the proper name of which is 'Corona', but which looks rather like a sleeping elephant. Its head is to the left with a clearly marked ear - use your imagination! So this series is called 'Under the Elephant'. See the bookmark list Debajo el Elefante - Under the Elephant. It celebrates the several villages in the valley and with some pre-existing caches outlines a nice circular walk. The full walk takes about four hours, not including stops for refreshment and caching. Especially in hot weather you should carry water; there is none between a few hundred metres east of Ferreirola and Fondales. There are several shorter walks possible staying on the north side of the river.
** Este valle, la parte baja de La Taha, es un campo particularmente encantador. Está presidida por la montaña a través del río al sur, llama propiamente 'Corona', pero se ve algo como un elefante dormido. Su cabeza está a la izquierda con un oído claramente marcado. ¡Use su imaginación! Así que esta serie se llama 'Bajo el elefante'. Ver Debajo el Elefante - Under the Elephant. Celebra los varios pueblos en el valle y con algunos cachés ya existentes delinea un agradable paseo circular. La caminata completa tarda unas cuatro horas, sin incluir paradas para refrescarse y el cachiendo. Especialmente cuando hace calor que debe llevar el agua; no hay ninguno entre unos pocos cientos de metros al este de Ferreirola y Fondales. Hay varios itinerarios posibles más corto alojarse en el lado norte del río.