This is one of the routes which begins at the Fuente del Esparto. Formerly it was used for the transport of minerals from the mines which are further up the ravine. The peak of the Navachica, with its 1,832m altitude, constitutes the rooftop of the Almijara Sierra.

    The itinerary begins on the lane to the right, a few metres prior to the Fuente del Esparto. The path takes us to the heart of the ravine where we can deposit the car and proceed on foot along this high-walled ravine. Due to its limy nature there are many cracks and small caves. Some of them, those situated in the lower parts, have been used to herd goats, as refuges or even as houses.

    The pass narrows further and turns into a path which continues past a water spout (populary known as "chorrera" - trickle), weaving zig-zags and gaining height. It levels out at about 1,000m and contonuing on along level ground we again reach the ravine bed, where the ravine appears to end in a wall which blocks its progress. To overcome this obstacle the path again ascends abruptly, climbing and winding its way around the side wall of the

pass. Then, circling the wall which impeded our progress along the bed, it descends back to the ravine bed and arrives at the entrance to the first mines of our route which are the Mina del Uno (Mine of One) and La Furia (The Fury).

    It is necessary not to stray from the establish pathways as the gallery ventilation wells remain open and semi-camouflaged by the vegetation, with no warning signs.

    From the mines we continue along the base of the ravine until we come to a fork. At this point we must follow the ravine to our left, thus leaving the Hunter´s Ravine (which continues to the right) and which would take us towards the Loma de la Encina (Holm Oak Hillock). Carrying on along this left ravine and about 300m further up, a new fork appears which we must now follow to the right.

    Along this ravine we come across a series of "steps" of about 2 to 3 metres height and which will not be difficult to climb. The slope becomes increasingly steep until reaching a point at which the ravine closes up and we can follow it no further.

    From here we proceed up a very steep path which veers off to our right between holm oaks. We pass by some caves called Los Caños del Rey (The Jets of the King) where in water deposits are to be found throught almost entire year. At the top of this climb we come across a hill called Ranchillo del Viento (Little Ranch of the Wind) where it would be worthwhile resting in order to contemplate the landscape, as from here the panorama of the surroundings of the Barranco de Cazadores is extraordinary. Also we can make out the peak of the Navachica, the entire range of the Almendrón and to our right a vast forest of adult black pine mixed with holm oak, which looks like a great oasis completely surrounded by rocky mountain ranges. This is the Pinar de Lomas LLanas (Pine Grove of the Plain Hillocks).

    To reach the Navachica from here we simply continue up-hill in the direction of the peak. Almost no path ways are distinguishable but due to the absence of brushwood we will have no difficulty in finding our way. Along this path the slope becomes gentler again. By ascending to the peak we will have covered on foot about 18km, and we still have the sae again ahead of us to descend. For this reason it is necessary to set off very early in the morning and follow this route when the days are longer.