Would you like to walk the world's most dangerous footpath?

The world’s most dangerous footpath is set to reopen for the tourist season with tickets on sale from next week.

One of Spain’s most popular tourist attractions, El Caminito del Rey Path, slices through the Gaitanes Gorge providing thrillseekers with dramatic views 330ft above Gualdalhorce river.

The walkway was revamped and re-opened in 2015 after five people plunged to their deaths between 1999 and 2000.Dubbed by many media outlets as the world's scariest pathway, the three-kilometre long pathway, which was built above the gorge of Los Gaitanes between the years of 1901 and 1905, was closed in 2001 after five people diedThe reinforced King’s Little Pathway, as it is known in English, is now more of a beauty spot than a danger zone after a £4million (€5.5million) restoration project.

Since re-opening, two years ago, the path has welcomed 600,000 tourists, according to The Local.

The attraction is so popular that it has set a limit of visitors per year at 300,000, with 1,100 admitted per day. 

It is set to re-open for spring on 22 April with 10 euro tickets available for purchase from 18 April until the end of the year. 

The four-mile network of paths is open from Tuesday to Friday, weather permitting, and it is estimated that it will take the average visitors four to five hours to walk the full route.

Before it was restored and security fences were installed, El Caminito del Rey was an extreme climbing spot, attracting daredevil holidaymakers from around the world thanks to its state of disrepair. 

The narrow concrete path, supported by steel stanchions at around 45 degrees into the rock face, had wide gaps and rickety hand rails that posed a massive challenge even for experienced climbers.

Its entrances were officially closed after five people plunged to their deaths in 1999 and 2000, but that didn’t stop adrenaline junkies from continuing to risk their lives on the crumbling path. Before it was restored and security fences were installed, El Caminito del Rey was an extreme climbing spot, attracting daredevil holidaymakers from around the world thanks to its state of disrepair. The revamped path is pictured above.For 14 years locals and tourists bypassed security measures and ignored the threat of a £5,000 fine for trespassing. 

That was until the Andalusian and Malagan governments launched the ambitious restoration project. 

Accessible from the towns of Ardales and Alora (El Chorro), the footpath is more than 100 years old and was built for workers at two nearby hydroelectric plants. 

It is now managed in a joint venture by Hermandos Campano and Bobastro 2000.

Tickets go on sale on Tuesday for the Caminito del Rey, a thrilling five-mile walk along a pathway clinging to the steep walls of a dramatic gorge in southern Spain.Once dubbed the "most dangerous path in the world", the King's Way reopened in March 2015 after extensive repairs. It was previously closed for 14 years following the death of five people who fell from the wooden walkway.

The  footpath, which hugs the cliff side of the El Chorro gorge near Álora, Málaga, is one metre wide and 7.7km long. While it may not be as dangerous as it once was, the views are just as spectacular.
Tickets to walk the path cost €10 and require advanced booking, so if you are planning a trip to the area don't delay in booking ahead, as tickets sell out fast - especially during busy holiday periods.
Last year, 70 percent of the tickets were sold to individual tourists while 30 percent were snapped up by travel agents and adventure tour specialists.
But for those who want to explore the beautiful gorge without the risk of suffering a nasty case of vertigo, you can now do so online.Since reopening, the Caminito del Rey has proved a real boon for Malaga province, attracting tourists away from the beaches of the Costa del Sol to the undiscovered interior.  More than 600,000 visitors have walked the Caminito during the last two years, 69 percent of whom were foreign tourists.