castle ruins castle station train
Cañón del río Lobos Natural Park Natural Lobos río del Cañón bastioned Lara’s de Manrique Juan former Pinar del Hontoria
between the provinces of Burgos and Soria. and Burgos of provinces the between
rementioned road and an old variant thereof are are thereof variant old an and road rementioned
enclave that measures about 10,000 hectares spread spread hectares 10,000 about measures that enclave
Cueva Negra (Black Cave). (Black Negra Cueva
- afo the kilometre, another overcoming After beauty.
The Cañón del río Lobos Natural Park is a natural natural a is Park Natural Lobos río del Cañón The bbit Cave), La Galiana (Transhumance Cave) and and Cave) (Transhumance Galiana La Cave), bbit
of its trunks that provides the route with a special special a with route the provides that trunks its of caves can be found, such as the Cueva Conejas (Ra Conejas Cueva the as such found, be can caves -
CAÑÓN DEL RíO LOBOS (RIVER LOBOS CANYON) LOBOS (RIVER LOBOS RíO DEL CAÑÓN de. Within this protected natural area (PNA) other other (PNA) area natural protected this Within de. ter, highlighting the salmon colour of the upper part part upper the of colour salmon the highlighting ter,
to each other with different rock engravings insi engravings rock different with other each to - - grea become to begins ) sylvestris Pinus ( forest pine
which consist of two caves (Major and Minor) close close Minor) and (Major caves two of consist which
The trail runs parallel to the N-234 road while the the while road N-234 the to parallel runs trail The 4.
gly, the provinces of Burgos and Soria. and Burgos of provinces the gly, the Caves of San Bartolomé must be highlighted, highlighted, be must Bartolomé San of Caves the
chapel’s pilgrimage. In addition, next to the chapel, chapel, the to next addition, In pilgrimage. chapel’s - accordin and, connected thus are Yagüe de Leonardo rates this part of the trail. the of part this rates
together every 24 August for the celebration of the the of celebration the for August 24 every together
way, the municipalities of Hontoria del Pinar and San San and Pinar del Hontoria of municipalities the way,
- deco Rivers Laprima and Mayuelo the of vegetation
manesque style, gathers the neighbours of the area area the of neighbours the gathers style, manesque
Santander - Mediterráneo Nature Trail to an end. In this this In end. an to Trail Nature Mediterráneo - Santander of the Lobos River Canyon Natural Park. The riparian riparian The Park. Natural Canyon River Lobos the of
- Ro in century XII the in built chapel, The nature.
Leonardo de Yagüe, which brings this section of the the of section this brings which Yagüe, de Leonardo move on while being able to enjoy the first foothills foothills first the enjoy to able being while on move provides an idyllic picture in the middle of the wild wild the of middle the in picture idyllic an provides
kilometre, you will arrive at the former station of San San of station former the at arrive will you kilometre, 9 cated next to the warehouse of the station, you can can you station, the of warehouse the to next cated ded by pools full of water lilies and dragonflies, dragonflies, and lilies water of full pools by ded
th
- surroun temple, this of location extraordinary The the right of the route. Then, shortly after reaching the the reaching after shortly Then, route. the of right the - lo area, rest new a After lodge. tourist a as operation
of the main points of interest of this natural area. area. natural this of interest of points main the of
The trail continues with the town centre remaining on on remaining centre town the with continues trail The (except the warehouse), since nowadays they are in in are they nowadays since warehouse), the (except
River, you can visit the San Bartolomé Chapel, one one Chapel, Bartolomé San the visit can you River,
precedes the first homes of San Leonardo de Yagüe. Yagüe. de Leonardo San of homes first the precedes station, where all of them are in perfect condition condition perfect in are them of all where station,
Likewise, without leaving the canyon of the Lobos Lobos the of canyon the leaving without Likewise,
different buildings of the Hontoria del Pinar former former Pinar del Hontoria the of buildings different The trail leaves on its right a small industrial area, which which area, industrial small a right its on leaves trail The 6.
Returning to the old railway line, you can reach the the reach can you line, railway old the to Returning 3. area next to it. to next area
high-quality pine, which is mainly used in construction. in used mainly is which pine, high-quality
that crosses the river, and there is a recreational recreational a is there and river, the crosses that
cliffs cut with patience by the river’s waters. river’s the by patience with cut cliffs part of its economy has been based on the wood of this this of wood the on based been has economy its of part is one of the main accesses to this natural enclave enclave natural this to accesses main the of one is
) fly over and nest in the beautiful beautiful the in nest and over fly ) fulvus Gyps ( tures key importance in the province of Soria, where a large large a where Soria, of province the in importance key pe of unique beauty. The Bridge of the Seven Eyes Eyes Seven the of Bridge The beauty. unique of pe
- landsca this through River Lobos the of steps the - vul griffon the where environment extraordinary an mony of the Scots pine. This is a widespread species of of species widespread a is This pine. Scots the of mony
routes that cross this space and allow you to follow follow to you allow and space this cross that routes
ses to the Lobos River Canyon Natural Park, which is is which Park, Natural Canyon River Lobos the to ses of Pyrenean oaks ( oaks Pyrenean of - hege the breaks ) pyrenaica Quercus
cular environment thanks to the numerous hiking hiking numerous the to thanks environment cular
- acces the of one before just located is area rest A 2.
pine forest increases. After the 6 the After increases. forest pine kilometre, a forest forest a kilometre,
- specta this into deep penetrate can You vultures. th
in a south-easterly direction while the density of the the of density the while direction south-easterly a in
where it is possible to find large colonies of griffon griffon of colonies large find to possible is it where Burgos and Soria. and Burgos
The park is a space of great environmental value value environmental great of space a is park The The old railway track traces a curve that is now moving moving now is that curve a traces track railway old The 5.
nine kilometres of length, joins the provinces of of provinces the joins length, of kilometres nine
Sea Nature Trail begins which, at a little more than than more little a at which, begins Trail Nature Sea tween Burgos and Soria. and Burgos tween landscape.
this short section of the Santander-Mediterranean Santander-Mediterranean the of section short this of the Lobos River, which meander throughout this this throughout meander which River, Lobos the of - be boundary provincial the traveller: the of location
ks of the environment over the years by the waters waters the by years the over environment the of ks In the centre of the Burgos town of Hontoria del Pinar, Pinar, del Hontoria of town Burgos the of centre the In 1. typical signalling of natural roads indicates the exact exact the indicates roads natural of signalling typical
- roc limestone the into cut place spectacular a is It
crossed by two operational bridges. Shortly after, the the after, Shortly bridges. operational two by crossed SAN LEONARDEO DE YAGÜE SECTION YAGÜE DE LEONARDEO SAN
HONTORIA DEL PINAR- DEL HONTORIA
SANTANDER -MEDITERRÁNEO -MEDITERRÁNEO SANTANDER
NATURE TRAIL NATURE
NORTHWESTERN PENINSULAR NORTHWESTERN SECTOR
SECTOR NORTHWESTERN PENINSULAR Guide to the Nature Trails of Spain
Since 1993 the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food‘s Nature Trails Program aims to restore former transport infrastructures such as railway tracks, cattle trails and tradi- tional routes, for public use and enjoyment. IN THE PAST, THE TRAIN COVERED THE ROUTE These routes take us to the countryside to discover the bio- BETWEEN THE PROVINCES OF BURGOS AND diversity and beauty of our precious natural heritage, and SORIA, ENTERING GOING DEEP INTO PINE discover the villages, sights, traditions and people that are FORESTS part of the unique cultural landscape of our country. We invite you to visit them and offer you the keys to enjoy This small section begins in the town of Hontoria del Pinar, the trip. In this brochure you will find a brief description of located next to the Lobos River and very close to its Natural Santander-Mediterraneo Nature Trail. Hontoria del Pinar- Park, which downstream leads to spectacular canyons and San Leonardo de Yagüe section and the map for the journey, cliffs in which the impressive griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) along with recommendations to make the most of this ex- NATURE TRAIL lives. From this town in the province of Burgos, you can perience. We only ask one thing of you: do not forget to move on by faithfully following the old railway line until leave everything as you found it. The conservation of these SANTANDER- you reach San Leonardo de Yagüe, which is already in the pathways is also your responsibility. province of Soria, after a pleasant and comfortable trip. DL: MEDITERRÁNEO. TELEPHONES OF INTEREST: • Hontoria del Pinar town council: 0034947 38 61 41 • San Leonardo de Yagüe town council: 0034 975 37 60 27 HONTORIA DEL PINAR - SAN • Cañón de río Lobos Park´s house: 0034 975 36 35 07
NIPO: LEONARDO DE YAGÜE SECTION
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