1 2 Route of the CANAL DE CUREÑAS CARTOGRAPHY Cartography: Mapa Topográfico Nacional (IGN) Escala 1:25.000 Hojas 82-II Los Tojos y 82-III Valdeprado . Proyección UTM, Huso 30N

Longitudinal profile of the route: ALTITUDE (m) 1600 1500 Menhires de Sejos 3 1400 Puente de la 1300 Robleda Molinucos Itinerary 1200 del Diablo 1100 1000 DESCRIPTION 900 800 Tramburríos 700 600 Jaya Cruzá The recommended itinerary travels through the Reserve 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 “Cureñas-Canal del Infierno”, and it stays inside DISTANCE (Km) Campoo-Cabuérniga. The route starts at Km 25 of road FACT SHEET CA-280, Cabezón de la Sal-Reinosa, in the area known as “Jaya Cruzá”. The first part of the route nears the confluence Duration 7 h (return trip) Cumulative loss (-) 920 m 4 5 of the rivers Bijoz and Cureñas, which is called Height gained 864 m Horizontal distance 18 km (return trip) “Tramburríos”. Following the large river Cureñas, we can see Height lost 864 m Type of route linear (return trip) a large sessile oak (Quercus petraea) on its east bank. On Cumulative gain (+) 920 m Type of ground path the hill opposite, the rocky profiles over red sandstone of Los Canal de Cureñas Molinucos del Diablo, at the foot of the Cueto La Concilla, are one of the geological attractions of the route. In the north of Place names UTM Coordinates Altitude the beech forest, a stunted birch is faithful evidence of the Start and finish point: adaptive capabilities of this species in the roof of the 30 T 395548 4774366 638 m Jaya Cruzá car park Cantabrian forest. The access to Puertos de Sejos through Tramburríos 30 T 394400 4772930 808 m Sel del Abedul affords a wide panoramic view of the North Molinucos del Diablo 30 T 393200 4771690 1.149 m face of the Sierra del Cordel, and its pastures with a wide Puente de la Robleda 30 T 391797 4771037 1.238 m 6 spectrum of heather, peat, broom and fens. In this habitat 1.] Tramburríos amphibians are often seen in ponds and creeks as well as Menhires de Sejos 30 T 390004 4771354 1.534 m 2.] Puente de la Robleda 3.] Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) every once in a while brown bears (Ursus arctos), which 4.] Canal de Cureñas travel to the forests looking for food. Over the top of the HABITATS 5.] Path way in the surroundings of broom, which replaces the subalpine forest, appears the 9120 Atlantic acidophilous beech forests with Ilex and sometimes also Taxus in the Pozo del Amo 6.] Beech sprout (Fagus sylvatica) prairie, generated by man through several centuries of shrublayer (Quercion roboripetraeae or Ilici-Fagenion). 7.] Stag (Lucanus cervus) farming. It is known that at least since the first Medieval Age 4030 Dry European heaths. 8.] Sprint scene in the beech forest the farmers from the Cabuérniga area would use each 9380 Forests of Ilex aquifolium. other’s pastures in a system of transterminance. The visit 4020* Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix. includes a final walk around the pastures of Cantos de la Borrica, and the pass of Sejos, which separates the pastures 6430 Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to 7 8 from the valley of Polaciones. Furthermore a group of alpine levels. engraved menhirs, which are a fantastic example of the 8220 Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation. megalithic phenomenom dating back to the end of the 8230 Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the calcolithic period (2500-1800 a. C), which is the oldest Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii. evidence of human presence in the Saja-Besaya Natural Park.

(*) Priority habitat: habitats in the European Union which the European Council has a special responsibility, due to their delicate state. Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. Red de Espacios Naturales Protegidos de Cantabria [Walking routes throughout the Protected Natural Spaces of Cantabria]

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SPECIES Ermita del Moral s uzmeana re ío H la R L os Colladas y L e d Collugas · of prey: Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), Golden eagle ío A Cabezón R (Aquila chrysaetos), Egyptian vulture (Neophron de la Sal Cueto de Bárcena Llano Sierra de percnopterus), (Falco peregrinus), Northern La Frechilla Mayor Castrillo La Rasía Caorra goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), Long-eared (Asio otus), Tawny Ermita Campucas del owl (Strix aluco), Little owl (Athene noctua), Barn owl (Tyto Carmen o Centro de d n Interpretación Valneria e Obios alba), Short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus), European ri e u Cueva de Q honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), Pozo del Casa de ío Culamiña Amo R R Braña de í (Accipiter nisus), European scops owl(Otus scops), Booted ja Collaceo Avellaneda o a Bucierca S A R í r o o g í C eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus). o R am La Jaya z C b Venta de i a a ll n Cruzá a Mobejo Pazambrero · Other birds: besides an excellent representation of lo a s Natural Park Saja-Besaya l b Cueto de ia d Balcón de l D e e l la Cardosa Abedules birds, there are wood peckers such as the Great spotted la Concilla d I o n SPA of the Sierra del Cordel and headwaters of Nansa and Saja Ay

f s i Pozo de e Braña te woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), Black woodpecker r Ozcaba n n Venta de e La Arbencia o Bustandrán Fu SCI Valles Altos del Nansa, Saja and Alto Campoo Tajahierro e (Dryocopus martius), European green woodpecker (Picus d co viridis), Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), B Refugio del Puerto de European ( europaeus), Pyrenaen grey Campanario Palombera ROUTE OF THE CANAL DE CUREÑAS (Perdix perdix hispaniensis). Collado de A Reinosa Rumaceo Cueto Alto de La ROUTE 04 (PR-S 118) · : Cantabrian chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica parva), Iján Cruz de Pico Cordel Gray wolf (Canis lupus), (Vulpes vulpes), (Felis Fuentes Ropero sylvestris), European pine (Martes martes), Stoat (Mustela erminea), (Erinaceus europeus), Route of the Canal de Cureñas. Pozo del Amo-Sejos Printed on 100% Start of the route recycled paper European badger (Meles meles), European roe deer Finish of the route 1

(Capreolus capreolus), Pyrenaen desman (Galemys 1 0

Road 2 pyrenaicus), European otter (Lutra lutra), Beech marten 6 - Track (Martes foina), Common genet (Genetta genetta), Wild boar (Sus scrofa), Red deer (Cervus elaphus), Spanish mole (Talpa occidentalis). · Amphibians: Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra), Common midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans), Common frog (Rana temporaria), Common toad (Bufo bufo), Palmate newt (Lissotriton helveticus), Alpine newt (Mesotriton alpestris). CONSEJERÍA DE GANADERÍA, PESCA red cánt abra de desarrollo rural Y DESARROLLO RURAL

CantabriaRural teimagen y Shutterstock • DL:SA- 6 5 Dirección General de Montes y · Reptiles: Grass snake (Natrix natrix), Baskian viper (Vipera Conservación de la Naturaleza seoanei), Slow worm (Anguis fragilis), Common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis). otos: No r · Invertebrates: Rosalia longicorn (Rosalia alpina), Quimper Leaflets for public use: information and bookings snail (Elona quimperiana), Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus). Tels 942049438 · 695594450 · Fish: brown trout (Salmo trutta). [email protected] Diseño: Creática • F [Walking routes thourghout the Protected Natural Spaces of Cantabria]