Horta de Sant Joan branch Joan Sant de Horta route. the of end Joan, canal irrigation

The mountain of Santa Bárbara from the the from Bárbara Santa of mountain The Sant of castle the of ruins and shrine The reformed a through goes trail The

1, thus bringing the circular route to an end. an to route circular the bringing thus 1,

tion until it flows into the River , in the Riba-Roja Riba-Roja the in Ebro, River the into flows it until tion

Matarraña in , where this stage meets up with Stage Stage with up meets stage this where Beceite, in Matarraña

a branch that reach Valdeltormo’s former train station. train former Valdeltormo’s reach that branch a

- sec this accompanies Matarraña River The . of

the valley of the River Ulldemó. This river flows into the the into flows river This Ulldemó. River the of valley the

nity to take the Val de Zafán Nature Trail, one of them is is them of one Trail, Nature Zafán de Val the take to nity

This is the last stage that is entirely within the province province the within entirely is that stage last the is This 9.

to follow the ravine of La Tremolosa and later descends to to descends later and Tremolosa La of ravine the follow to - opportu the have will travellers stage, this Along region.

STAGE 9: - FAYÓN - NONASPE 9: STAGE

The final stage of the Trail bids farewell to the River Algars Algars River the to farewell bids Trail the of stage final The 13. route showing them part of the Iberian heritage of the the of heritage Iberian the of part them showing route

STAGE 13: ARNES-BECEITE 13: STAGE alternative the or river Matarraña the near route main name to this Nature Trail: the River Algars. Algars. River the Trail: Nature this to name

llowing two different paths: they can either take the the take either can they paths: different two llowing the Matarraña merges with he other river which lends its its lends which river other he with merges Matarraña the allows us to reach the old station of Horta de Sant Joan. Sant de Horta of station old the reach to us allows

- fo Valdeltormo reach to travellers allows stage This 4. trail goes from the town of to Nonaspe, just where where just Nonaspe, to Fabara of town the from goes trail up with the Nature Trail of de La Val de Zafán, and a bypass bypass a and Zafán, de Val La de of Trail Nature the with up

thanks to the great floodplain of the river Matarraña, the the Matarraña, river the of floodplain great the to thanks STAGE 4: - VALDELTORMO - COMPTE DEL TORRE 4: STAGE and other fruit trees. Before reaching Arnes, the trail links links trail the Arnes, reaching Before trees. fruit other and

Travelling through an essentially agricultural environment, environment, agricultural essentially an through Travelling 8.

vegetation changes from pine groves to plains with olive olive with plains to groves pine from changes vegetation

one of its major tributaries, joins the River Matarraña. River the joins tributaries, major its of one

This stage again enters the province of Tarragona, and the the and Tarragona, of province the enters again stage This 12. STAGE 8: FABARA - NONASPE - FABARA 8: STAGE

Almost halfway along this stage, the River Tastavins, Tastavins, River the stage, this along halfway Almost

STAGE 12: ARENS DE LLEDÓ-ARNES DE ARENS 12: STAGE

the riverside just when it climbs up to Torre del Compte. Compte. del Torre to up climbs it when just riverside the Fabara, two towns with a rich historic and artistic heritage. artistic and historic rich a with towns two Fabara,

ted by bitter and purple willows and fruit crops, leaving leaving crops, fruit and willows purple and bitter by ted Arens de Lledó, in . in Lledó, de Arens rely in the . This stage links and and Maella links stage This Zaragoza. of province the in rely

- domina formations riverbank among Matarraña, River province and Autonomous Community as it arrives at at arrives it as Community Autonomous and province - enti unfolds which three) (of first the is stage seventh The 7.

This third stage goes entirely along the right bank of the the of bank right the along entirely goes stage third This 3. mlands, the road once again undergoes a change of of change a undergoes again once road the mlands,

STAGE 7: MAELLA - FABARA - MAELLA 7: STAGE

- far and groves pine traverses which stage, this During 11.

STAEGE 3: - TORRE DEL COMPTE DEL TORRE - VALDERROBRES 3: STAEGE

which is very different compared to previous stages. stages. previous to compared different very is which

STAGE 11: - ARENS DE LLEDÓ DE ARENS - CASERES 11: STAGE

the traveller to enjoy the middle course of the Matarraña, Matarraña, the of course middle the enjoy to traveller the hydroelectric power station of Bonet, almost over the river. the over almost Bonet, of station power hydroelectric

closeness to the Matarraña river during this stage allows allows stage this during river Matarraña the to closeness portunity to go by the old irrigation canal of the small small the of canal irrigation old the by go to portunity d’Algars and up to three Iberian settlements. Iberian three to up and d’Algars

border, leaving Teruel behind and entering Zaragoza. The The Zaragoza. entering and behind Teruel leaving border, - op the have will travellers paths, rural the to addition In ned village of Pinyeres, the shrine and castle of Sant Joan Joan Sant of castle and shrine the Pinyeres, of village ned

Along the sixth stage the traveller will cross the province province the cross will traveller the stage sixth the Along 6. The second stage links the towns of Beceite and Valderrobres. Valderrobres. and Beceite of towns the links stage second The 2. - abando the as such landmarks historical several by pass

ween Catalunya and Aragón, leaving behind Zaragoza. We We Zaragoza. behind leaving Aragón, and Catalunya ween STAGE 6: MAZALEÓN - MAELLA - MAZALEÓN 6: STAGE STAGE 2: BECEITE - VALDERROBRES - BECEITE 2: STAGE

- bet border a as serves that Algars River the of trail the

traveller to go up to the hermitage of San Cristóbal. Cristóbal. San of hermitage the to up go to traveller climbs up to Masía de Sant Miquel. Sant de Masía to up climbs

The Trail leaves the banks of the River Matarraña to follow follow to Matarraña River the of banks the leaves Trail The 10.

Before reaching this town, there is a branch allowing the the allowing branch a is there town, this reaching Before Beceite. Also starting at El Parrizal, an alternative route route alternative an Parrizal, El at starting Also Beceite.

STAGE 10: NONASPE - CASERES - NONASPE 10: STAGE the town of Mazaleón among crops, pines and olive trees. trees. olive and pines crops, among Mazaleón of town the the vicinity of the El Parrizal rest area to the town of of town the to area rest Parrizal El the of vicinity the

bank of the Matarraña river, following its course towards towards course its following river, Matarraña the of bank follows the upper course of the River Matarraña from from Matarraña River the of course upper the follows ded by the aforementioned reservoir. aforementioned the by ded

The fifth stage of this trail takes the traveller back to the right right the to back traveller the takes trail this of stage fifth The 5. This first stage of the Matarraña-Algars Nature Trail Trail Nature Matarraña-Algars the of stage first This 1. - floo been location former its to due refunded was that

STAGE 5: VALDELTORMO - MAZALEÓN - VALDELTORMO 5: STAGE BECEITE - PARRIZAL EL 1: STAGE reservoir. This stage finishes in Fayón, a municipality municipality a Fayón, in finishes stage This reservoir.

MATARRAÑA-ALGARS.

NATURE TRAIL NATURE

NORTHEASTERN PENINSULAR NORTHEASTERN SECTOR

SECTOR NORTHEASTERN PENINSULAR Guide to the Nature Trails of

Since 1993 the Ministry for Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and the Environment’s Nature Trails Program aims to res- tore former transport infrastructures such as railway tracks, cattle trails and traditional routes, for public use and HISTORY, NATURE AND LANDSCAPES NEXT TO enjoyment. THE MATARRANYA AND ALGARS RIVERS These routes take us to the countryside to discover the bio- diversity and beauty of our precious natural heritage, and The Matarraña-Algars Nature Trail comprises a main itinerary di- discover the villages, sights, traditions and people that are vided into 13 stages, some of which if taken together make up a part of the unique cultural landscape of our country. circular route, plus some detours. At present, a total of 10 stages We invite you to visit them and offer you the keys to en- of the 13 that will make up the Matarraña-Algars Natural Trail joy the trip. In this brochure you will find a brief description have been converted, meaning that more than 155 km of the al- of the Matarranya-Algars Nature Trail and the map for the most 200 km that the entire trail will comprise of can be walked. journey, along with recommendations to make the most of This trail goes through the counties of Matarraña/Matarranya this experience. We only ask one thing of you: do not for- (Teruel), Bajo Aragón-/Baix Aragó-Casp (Zaragoza) and get to leave everything as you found it. The conservation of NATURE TRAIL Terra Alta (Tarragona). Mountains, river terraces and towns these pathways is also your responsibility. full of history are just some of the attractions of this route that DL: MATARRANYA- is recommended for those who love nature and history. Its TELEPHONES OF INTEREST: name has been given thanks to the fact that most of the route is accompanied by the rivers Matarraña and Algars (tributa- • Matarraña Region Council: 0034 978 89 08 60 ALGARS • Bajo Aragón-Caspe tourism site: 0034 976 63 32 14 ries of the River Ebro and the River Matarraña respectively). • Terra Alta Tourism official site: 0034 977 42 00 18 NIPO:

Beceite to Sant Joan hermitage (Batea) [Aragón and Cataluña] 19,6 158,6 19 169 m 150 1235 m Fayón Beceite ¯ 185 m Huso 30 18 Arnes 1130 m Detour to 4 h 20 min 140 39 h 25 min Ebro GR 99 NT 19,6 km 17 158,6 km 130 16 Hoja 1 de 17 1 de Hoja Mapa II.44.1 Arens de Lledó 15 120 Casares 14 110 13 100 Upward gradient gradient Downward LENGH ROUTE RIME Upward gradient gradient Downward LENGHT ROUTE TIME 12 Raster nacional 1:200.000. UTM ETRS89 Huso 30 Huso ETRS89 UTM 1:200.000. nacional Raster 90 11 Detour to Nonaspe 80 10 Revuelta Ribers viewpoint 9 MIDE* MIDE 70 Fabara * Stage 9 not included 8 60 2 2 2 5 1 1 1 3 Maella 7 de la Terra Alta Terra la de Stage 9: Nonaspe to Fayón Camino Natural Natural Camino 50 6 Mazaleón 5 40 4 Valdeltormo 30 Dam point of interest 3 point of interest Torres del Compte 20 12 2 9 Valderrobles 10 1 ) River ) bridge Algars Beceite Confluence of rivers town town Km Algars and Matarraña Km ( ( El Parrizal 0 Nonaspe 0 ) 0 ) 0 m m ( ( 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 400 300 200 100 Harshness of natural environment natural Harshness of route the along Guidance difficulty Route needed effort Amount of Harshness of natural environment natural Harshness of route the along Guidance difficulty Route needed effort of Amount 11 13 Camino Natural del Matarraña-Algars del Natural Camino 10 1 2 Camino Natural del Ebro GR-99 Ebro del Natural Camino 8  Camino Natural Natural Camino de la Val de Zafán de Val la de Camino Natural del Matarraña-Algars 7 5 3 6 Km 8 4 6 4 2 0

Information Feature of Archaeological site Way of Saint James Train SECTOR NATURE TRAIL environmental interest station NORTHEASTERN PENINSULAR MATARRAÑA-ALGARS Town Viewpoint Ruins Dam Industry Nature Trails Museum Hermitage Castle Fromer train station