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Sendero el Rumblar

From Baños de la Encina you will leave towards the south on the road that leads to the Rumblar reservoir. At the crossroads, turn right onto the JH-5044. After about 5 km, you will reach the Rumblar reservoir, which you must cross. Next to the spillway, the path begins.

TYPE OF TRAIL

Round trip.

Difficulty

Media

START POINT

Leaving the town of Baños de la Encina, which is well worth a visit, we will head towards the dam of the Rumblar reservoir on the JH-5044 road (5.5 kms.). After crossing it, we will find the beginning of the path (see map), which runs entirely along the unpaved road JV-5041.

ARRIVAL POINT

Sendero circular

TOTAL DISTANCE (IN KILOMETERS)

31,8

ESTIMATED RUN TIME

7 hours 6 minutes.

Type of firm

Unpaved road.

SLOPE

356 m

356 m

DIFFICULTY. ASSESSMENT ACCORDING TO METHOD MEASURE

2

MEDIO.

Severity of the natural environment

1

Itinerary

Orientation in the itinerary

1

Displacement

Difficulty moving

4

EFFORT.

Amount of effort required

TIME OF THE YEAR

All year round

SIGNALING

MUNICIPAL TERMS BY WHICH IT RUNS

Baños de la Encina Norte

RECOMMENDATIONS

It is recommended that you bring drinking water and appropriate clothing and footwear. Make sure that the water in the fountains is drinkable. Be careful with road traffic. This trail can be done all year round. In summer, due to the special conditions of altitude, the sunshine is very strong which, together with the lack of shade, requires significant sun protection. The months of October and November are especially recommended, coinciding with the rutting of the deer.

POINTS OF INTEREST

- Mediterranean forest and oak and cork oak pastures.
- Presence of the Iberian lynx and wild cattle.
- Rumblar Dam (1941), 65 metres high and 126 Hm3 of reservoir capacity.
- Nava de Andújar farmhouse.
- Source of the Gorgogil stream.
- Los Escoriales mining enclave.

DESCRIPTION

Sierra Morena is a large natural area of international importance. A large part of the water resources consumed in the Guadalquivir basin come from its vast territory, especially for urban supply.

The path begins at one of its water reservoirs and runs through areas where you will find an explanation for its valued quality, which is none other than the conservation of the Mediterranean mountain, the pastures and other ecosystems where numerous animals live, including the Iberian lynx.

Leaving the town of Baños de la Encina, which is well worth a visit, we will head towards the dam of the Rumblar reservoir on the JH-5044 road (5.5 kms.). After crossing it, we will find the beginning of the path (see map), which runs entirely along the unpaved road JV-5041.

We start the path parallel to the maximum level of the reservoir, to move away from it a little bit by the moving Lomas del Mesonero towards the west. We are surrounded by a Mediterranean mountain formed by characteristic species, among which the holm oak stands out. It is a place where many animals can be seen at ease, benefiting from the water and the microclimate of the large artificial lake. After two and a half kilometres, the relief and vegetation change radically, taking us into a plain with olive groves and open spaces where wild cattle graze. It is a suitable place for spotting deer, especially during the rutting season in autumn.

After crossing a stream and passing through other farmland, we will surround the impressive La Nava de Andújar or Santa Amalia complex which has, among other buildings, its own chapel and school, as many families of farm workers lived there. Immediately after the cortijada we return to a more rugged forest terrain adjacent to the Sierra de Mosquila, whose most outstanding hill we will see in front of us.

Walking through the two kilometres of meadows that separate La Nava from the Casa del Friscalejo, we will have the opportunity to see some of the many animals that live here. It won't be difficult to see deer if we are careful and silent. They often come to the watering holes that we will see around the house. It is much more difficult to see a lynx, but we will be struck by the collaboration between the owners and the Administration to protect this emblematic species, which is reported by signs along the way.

Further on, the path surrounds the Casa del Gorgogil, putting us at the foot of the Mosquila mountain range where we will find, after a bend, the source of the Gorgogil stream. We continue climbing the Mosquila slope which, after a firebreak, we find again a denser and more wooded vegetation cover. On our right, there are still some meadows in a hilly area, where we will find once again some wild cattle.

If we look at the fences, we can see the use of granite piles, the rocky material that dominates the area. But we will also discover samples of many other uses of this noble stone, such as feeding troughs and all kinds of works or buildings. And as far as geological resources are concerned, we will approach Los Escoriales, where the path ends. This is an old mining enclave from where different types of metals were extracted. Its name derives from the slag or waste from the exploitation and treatment of the minerals, which were accumulated here.

Source of information

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development. Junta de Andalucía