--- description: The “most dangerous path in the world” is reopening for its third season after a gruesome accident caused it to close for 15 years. title: The 'Most Dangerous Path in the World' Reopens to Hikers image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfc4ad502c88582ea/6988cbca7cdbac7512d58304/caminito-del-rey-reopens.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The 'Most Dangerous Path in the World' Reopens After 15 Years by [Cailey Rizzo / Travel + Leisure](/author/travel-leisure/) ## Cailey Rizzo / Travel + Leisure Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 5, 2017 1:53 PM CUT  Tourists walk along the 'El Caminito del Rey' (King's Little Path) footpath on April 1, 2015 in Malaga, Spain. Tourists walk along the 'El Caminito del Rey' (King's Little Path) footpath on April 1, 2015 in Malaga, Spain.David Ramos—Getty Images by [Cailey Rizzo / Travel + Leisure](/author/travel-leisure/) ## Cailey Rizzo / Travel + Leisure Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 5, 2017 1:53 PM CUT The “most dangerous path in the world” is reopening for its third season after a gruesome accident caused it to close for 15 years. The [Caminito del Rey](http://www.caminitodelrey.info/en/ "undefined") is a precarious walkway pinned to the edge of a gorge in southern Spain. After five people plummeted to their deaths in two years, the wooden walkway was closed for renovations in 2001. But it has since been reopened with tighter safety regulations. The three-foot-wide path is now secured to the side of the gorge with steel bolts. It takes visitors between three and four hours to complete the five-mile route. Everybody is now required to wear a helmet as they cross the walkway. The path dangles over a 300-foot drop and provides fantastic views of the El Chorro gorge. It was [built over 100 years ago](https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/mar/27/caminito-del-rey-malaga-path-reopens-spain-hiking "undefined") to give workers access to two hydroelectric plants in the area. Since its reopening in 2015, daredevils have flocked to the Caminito in Spain’s Málaga province. In the past two years, over [600,000 tourists](https://www.thelocal.es/20170327/have-you-walked-the-worlds-most-dangerous-footpath "undefined") — mostly foreign — have walked across and lived to tell the tale. Those who thrive on adrenaline rushes should make a special stop at the walkway’s glass platform, where visitors can get a bird’s eye view of the drop below. Adventure-seekers must [make a reservation in advance](https://reservas.caminitodelrey.info/janto/main.php?PAR=S& "undefined") to walk across the Caminito. Tickets cost about $11 (€10) and are available starting March 28. For those who want to test the waters before booking a trip, Google Maps released a [Street View interactive exploration of the walkway](https://www.google.com/maps/@36.9162636,-4.7735699,3a,75.9y,224.24h,67.33t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1siAnHh9s5StpQmRnOyu8j-Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 "undefined"). _This_ [_article_](http://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/adventure-travel/most-dangerous-path-spain-reopens "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_TravelandLeisure.com_](http://www.travelandleisure.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4765127/caminito-del-rey-reopens-spain/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4765127/caminito-del-rey-reopens-spain/"},"headline":"The 'Most Dangerous Path in the World' Reopens After 15 Years","datePublished":"2017-05-05T13:53:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:43:45.337Z","description":"The Caminito del Rey was closed for renovations in 2001","url":"https://time.com/4765127/caminito-del-rey-reopens-spain/","keywords":["Spain","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfc4ad502c88582ea/6988cbca7cdbac7512d58304/caminito-del-rey-reopens.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cailey Rizzo / Travel + Leisure"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfc4ad502c88582ea/6988cbca7cdbac7512d58304/caminito-del-rey-reopens.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"World's Most Dangerous Footpath Set To Reopen In Spain","caption":"World's Most Dangerous Footpath Set To Reopen In Spain","creditText":"David Ramos—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4765127/caminito-del-rey-reopens-spain/","name":"The 'Most Dangerous Path in the World' Reopens After 15 Years"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Take These 5 Vacations Before You Have Kids MONEY","description":"Here are five trips you should enjoy before your name changes to mommy or daddy!","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/CGwEMbHF/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-04-21T14:42:18.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/CGwEMbHF.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4765127/caminito-del-rey-reopens-spain/","duration":"PT1M32S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4765127/caminito-del-rey-reopens-spain/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```