article_snippet: The trail, which begins in the village of El Chorro in southern Malaga province, has been around since the early 1900s, originally built to provide access to two waterfalls for hydroelectric workers.
article_snippet: Over the years, a cliff face boardwalk that hangs 100 meters above the Guadalhorce River deteriorated and, following a string of fatal accidents in 1999 and 2000, the local government demolished the access points to the walkway.
article_snippet: The entire route is 7.7 kilometers long, with boardwalks covering 2.9 kilometers of the trail.
article_snippet: Tourism officials say it takes between four and five hours to walk the entire route, which includes some steep slopes.
highlights_snippet: Originally built in the 1900s, the trail's boardwalks deteriorated over time, forcing the local government to close the trail's boardwalks .