Benahavis – Malaga

Benahavis

Start at the “Acequia trail Guadalmina” a wooden bridge across the Guadalmina river or “Angosturas” canyon. The bridge is located roughly a 1km from Benahavis village.

Route and Elevation

Following the trail up the hill once across the bridge you come to a dust trail that runs alongside a water irrigation channel. The run is along a fully conditioned path with wooden posts for anti-fall protection. To start with the trail is mostly flat with some ups and downs here and there which is very good for a warm up as there is a steep climb between points 3 & 4 on the route map.

I ran this route in July, one of the hottest months in this part of the world, make sure you take water with you. I use Kalenji Soft Flask 500ml from Decathlon (see image at the bottom of this post)

Guadalmina river
Up the dust track
Thorns along the way
Thorns along the way
Benahavis - rock on the road
Dusty Track Road with constant ups and downs
selfie along the way
Quick selfie on the side of the road
Drink plenty of water when running in hot conditions