Walking between the two Chercos: a hike through history and nature on Sunday 22 November
Chercos Town Council is organising a hiking route of around 8 km linking the two Chercos on Sunday 22 November. Registration costs €6.
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In Chercos there are two Chercos, and a path that joins them. Chercos Town Council invites people to walk it on Sunday 22 November with the route ‘Caminando entre historia, naturaleza y tradición’ (Walking through history, nature and tradition), around 8 kilometres long and suitable for everyone, according to the poster and the activity’s listing on Turismo Almanzora.
The walk will set off at 9:00 from the town hall and the day is scheduled to last until 14:00. The Senderos Almanzora club is collaborating, and the organisers promise “nature in its purest form”, heritage and local history, and panoramic views.
What are the two Chercos?
One is today’s village, which began to take shape from the 1940s onwards. The other is Chercos Viejo (Old Chercos), the old settlement perched on an almost vertical slope of the Sierra de los Filabres, around 3 kilometres away, which can be reached by an old cobbled path beside the river or by road, according to Turismo Almanzora.
The trail between the two featured on that same website passes a threshing floor turned into a viewpoint, the old cemetery and the remains of a small fortress, and, beyond Chercos Viejo, reaches the Piedra Labrá, a group of rocks with prehistoric engravings. The organisers have not specified whether the route on the 22nd will follow the same course.
How to sign up
- Registration: €6.
- Where: by phone or WhatsApp on 628 38 96 23, the town council’s number, or using the online form linked from the activity’s listing.
- What to bring: comfortable clothing, suitable footwear, water and a cap, as recommended by the organisers.
The initiative comes to a small village that has gained residents over the last decade: Chercos now has 301 inhabitants, 26 more than in 2015, according to the INE, Spain’s National Statistics Institute.
From elValle Actualidad, we’re giving you plenty of notice: keep Sunday 22 November free, put on comfortable footwear and discover the two Chercos.
