Women’s 63 km Charity Walk

Women on Spain’s Costa del Sol are planning a two-day, 63-kilometer charity trek from El Paraiso to Gibraltar in May to fund research into an ultra-rare genetic disease. (euroweeklynews.com) Euro Weekly News reported on April 22 that the event is called the Women’s Warrior Walk and will rely on local donations and sponsorships gathered along the route. The walk starts in El Paraiso, near Estepona on the western Costa del Sol, and ends in Gibraltar. (euroweeklynews.com) The fundraising target is research into DHDDS gene mutations, which the report describes as an ultra-rare neurological condition with symptoms that can include tremors, balance problems, seizures, cognitive impairment and physical challenges from birth. The same report says there is currently no known cure. (euroweeklynews.com) The cause is being backed through a United Kingdom-registered charity, numbered 1202643, according to the event report. That places a local Costa del Sol fundraiser inside a cross-border charity model, with money raised in southern Spain supporting formal research funding channels. (euroweeklynews.com) The timing also fits a wider push around walking events in May. North Somerset Council said on April 21 that its 2026 Walk Fest would run throughout May under the slogan “Walk this May,” promoting guided walks and walking activities for all ages and abilities. (n-somerset.gov.uk) That broader calendar matters because charity organizers increasingly use walking as a low-cost endurance format: long enough to attract sponsorship, simple enough to widen participation, and public enough to collect support town by town. North Somerset’s program describes walking as “simple, free and suitable for all ages and fitness levels,” the same basic appeal that makes route-based fundraisers easy to stage. (n-somerset.gov.uk) On the Costa del Sol, the route itself adds visibility. Gibraltar sits at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula and functions as a high-profile finish point for walkers coming down the coast from Malaga province toward the British Overseas Territory. (visitgibraltar.gi) For the women organizing this trek, the pitch is straightforward: cover 63 kilometers in two days, turn each stop into a sponsorship point, and convert a physically demanding walk into research money for a disease most people have never heard of. (euroweeklynews.com)