Gilillo circuit

A walk up well graded paths with stupendous views to the summit of Gilillo followed by a wander across the Cazorlan uplands to finally drop down to the Ermita de la Virgen de la Cabeza.

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The grade of this walk is VS/B/Scr, which means
VS – Very Strenuous: More than 800 metres ascent and/or more than 20km in length with steep, loose or heavily vegetated sections.
B – Less than half the route on rough ground.
Scr – Scrambling: This implies the need for handholds to ascend steep rock pitches with a sense of exposure to vertigo and where a slip could lead to a serious accident.

Nearest town	Cazorla
Directions to start
Start point (Lat/Long)	37.892089, -2.996461 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab)
Length (km)	16.00
Ascent (metres)	850
Walking time (hours)	4.5
Total time (hours)	6.5
Recommendations or Restrictions	From the A92N motorway which runs between Puerto Lumbreras and Granada take the A315 going N and then the A319 to arrive at Cazorla. Now continue through the town on the A319 towards La Iruela and turn R signed to El Chorro at a roundabout. Proeed into the village street to find a turn R signed to El Chorro and proceed along here to the Mirador on the RHS and turning L towards the Ermita de la Virgen de la Cabeza. Leave a car at the ermita and return to the mirador and drive up (L) to the end of the tarmac through the gate and park a second car here.