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This is The Most Dangerous Walkway Ever Built. It’s Literally Insane.
It’s closed to the public, but it has become a major hot spot for thrill seekers and adrenaline junkies all over the world…
El Caminito del Rey or “The King’s Little Path” is regarded as the most dangerous walkway in the world. This old walkway, now fallen into disrepair, is pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, near Álora in the province of Málaga, Spain.
The walkway was built between 1901 and 1905 to provide workers the means to cross between two hydroelectric power plants at Chorro Falls and Gaitanejo Falls. The walkway is closed to the public, but it has become a major hot spot for thrill seekers and adrenaline junkies all over the world in recent years and it’s not because of it’s majestic mountain top views.
Since it opened about 70 years ago, people from all over the world have come to the Spanish pathway that could easily end your life with just one misstep.
The path is an extremely narrow, man-made walkway that rises 100 meters above the Guadalhorce river.
It was completed in 1905, but inaugurated on 1921 when Spanish King Alfonso XIII crossed it. Since then it’s been called The King’s Pathway.
The path is currently in pretty horrible shape, and due to several people losing their lives recently, it was closed in 2000 by the local government.
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Some parts have collapsed creating large open air gaps that are bridged only by narrow steel beams or other support fixtures.
Only few of the original handrails exist but a safety-wire runs the length of the path.
This condition turned El Caminito del Rey into an extreme vacations attraction and crossing the whole is an adventure sport for tourists.
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The walkway is over 1.8 miles (3 kilometers) long.
There have been several fatal accidents. But that didn’t stop daring hikers to get around the barriers and make their way across the gorge.
The images don’t do it justice? Okay, here’s a video that will surely make you a little queasy.
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There is currently an on going plan to restore the pathway. In June 2011, the local government of Andalusia and the local government of Málaga agreed to share costs of restoration (including car parking and a museum) of €9 million. The project will take approximately three years to complete once the restoration is underway. Many of the original features will remain in place and the new materials that are used will be in keeping with the old design. So if you are the thrill seeking type, then El Caminito is calling your name before it gets turned into a busy tourist attraction. Share this crazy walkway with your friends below.