O'Hara's Battery – Gibraltar Airport runway loop from La Línea de la Concepción

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O'Hara's Battery – Gibraltar Airport runway loop from La Línea de la Concepción

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O'Hara's Battery – Gibraltar Airport runway loop from La Línea de la Concepción

05:34

19.4km

440m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.58 km

Main Street, Gibraltar

Highlight • Settlement

You can get some things cheaper

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5.22 km

Jews' Cemetery Battery

Fort

6.81 km

Gibraltar Skywalk

Highlight • Viewpoint

Located 340 meters above sea level, the Skywalk is higher than the Shard in London. Skywalk in Gibraltar offers stunning 360º views spanning three countries and two continents and links …

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7.68 km

O'Hara's Battery

Highlight • Monument

Highest point (?) at O'Hara's Battery, view of North Africa and the strait of Gibraltar

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8.46 km

St. Michael's Cave

Highlight • Cave

This site is located at the southernmost point at the end of the Rock of Gibraltar, at this location you will see stunning views of the Strait of Gibraltar.

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11.3 km

Europa Point Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Lighthouse at Europa Point on the southern point of Gibraltar

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12.4 km

Europa Waterfall

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The artificial waterfall from the Desalination Plants, near Europa Point Gibraltar

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16.1 km

North Bastion

Fort

18.1 km

Gibraltar Airport runway

Highlight • Structure

Immediately after the border crossing, the runway begins, which must be crossed to get into the city. The transition is controlled by traffic lights.

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18.3 km

Runway at Gibraltar International Airport

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Here you have to walk across the runway if you want to go to Gibraltar. It's really strange. You can watch the planes or helicopters taking off and landing here.

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19.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.37 km

6.87 km

4.27 km

669 m

212 m

Surfaces

9.00 km

6.49 km

3.17 km

669 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

26°C

18°C

6 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

September 26, 2025,Gibraltar

Gibraltar was on the agenda today. From our accommodation in La Linea de Concepción, we took a taxi to the Gibraltar border. With our ID cards, we went through border control, as we were leaving the EU, and in no time we were in the British Overseas Territory.

Our destination was the Rock of Gibraltar, a 426-meter-high limestone monolith.

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January 21, 2023,Auf den Affenfelsen von Gibraltar 👍🙂🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

Hi Komootler, today we had made Gibraltar and it was a real highlight. There are 3 options for this tour. By taxi from 25 euros, with an e-bike, or hiking. We opted for the hike and saw the most that way. The monkeys are well known, but the cave exceeded all expectations. Admittedly, it was a bit exhausting with the …

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October 4, 2022,Erkundungstour Gibraltar/Affenfelsen

From a "Let's go to Gibraltar, pack your swimming trunks!" then became a warm up for the 4 Day Walk of Marbella. 🤪🐵

I love those days when nothing is planned.
The car was parked on the Spanish side of the Gibraltar border and off we went.
I won't write anything further, because I'm pretty broken and so I'll let …

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May 26, 2025,Punkt von Europa – Europa Point Runde von Gibraltar

Self-guided excursion to Gibraltar. 🇬🇮 Of course, no assistance like cable cars, taxis, or other touristy things. Two feet are enough 💁🏻‍♂️😆

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May 15, 2025,Busfahrt 🚌/ Wanderung 🥾nach 🐒Gibraltar🐒

After crossing the Spanish-British border into Gibraltar (GBZ), we took a shuttle service to the southernmost point of Europe, overlooking Morocco. Afterwards, we visited a huge stalactite cave with a fantastic light show. The journey continued higher and higher up the cliffs to amazing viewpoints and the Barbary macaques. These macaques are very trusting, but also extremely dangerous, as they …

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March 5, 2022,Gibraltar live als Wanderung und Jeep-Tour

A great tour on Gibraltar comes to an end. I just let Komoot keep running as we drove up the mountain to the stalactite cave and the monkey rock. Now go back over the border to Spain 🇪🇸 on Gibraltar there is right-hand traffic. If you like it, you can shop endlessly in the city. Main Street is said to …

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April 13, 2023,Wanderung Gibraltar

You can park on a large P in front of the border and take the bus into the city. Or drive across the border by car. There are free P. But I stood at the border for half an hour when entering and exiting.

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October 2, 2024,🇬🇧 Gibraltar "The Rock" Sightseeing

Today we spontaneously pay a visit to Gibraltar aka "The Rock", which is about a 45-minute drive from Tarifa. We park our van on the Spanish side and cross the disputed border on foot. The passport controls are quick and relaxed. First, you cross the runway of Gibraltar airport on foot! When a plane arrives, the runway is promptly closed …

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