Day 3: Retamar to San Miguel

Sunshine + Sunday = hundreds of people out enjoying the track today… cyclists, runners, dog-walkers, fishermen, and many more. Today’s track was all within Cabo de Gata Natural Park, so the beautiful views were not marred by the infamous “Mar de Plástico”, the sea of plastic greenhouses so extensive it can be seen from space.

The track was mostly sand and gravel, easy to navigate. You can’t get lost as the track is bordered by a wooden fence the entire way. There are medieval watchtowers, ruins of a Roman fish factory, a Roman well, and a chapel. We also saw our first Ruta del Argar route marker today. The church bells in San Miguel were ringing as we arrived. You can hear them in the 6 second video attached!

Today’s Wikiloc track, 9.88 km: https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/retamar-e…Read more