Alquézar Bridge) (Devil’s Diablo del Puente El waterfall Bierge El

Rodellar.

route continues from the fork near the Chapel of San San of Chapel the near fork the from continues route

continues until reaching the village of Las Almunias de de Almunias Las of village the reaching until continues

Should you wish to cover the entire Nature Trail, the the Trail, Nature entire the cover to wish you Should 2.

terwards toward the Collado de las Almunias. The trail trail The Almunias. las de Collado the toward terwards

the castle. the - af ascend to Olas, las de Tranco at it crosses and River

Somontano Nature Trail comes to an end. an to comes Trail Nature Somontano and Mayor la María Santa of Church Collegiate the ting and rope fences for safety, the Trail reaches the Balces Balces the reaches Trail the safety, for fences rope and

a water ravine where the spectacular itinerary of El El of itinerary spectacular the where ravine water a - visi by route the complete can you Alquezar, in again stretch, provided with a wooden balustrade system system balustrade wooden a with provided stretch,

at the signposted point to then go to El Salto de Bierge, Bierge, de Salto El to go then to point signposted the at Once begins. Alquezar to ascent the where work, val enabled, but the former can still be seen. In the next next the In seen. be still can former the but enabled,

small, eye-catching waterfalls. You must leave the track track the leave must You waterfalls. eye-catching small, - mediae 10th-century a bridge, Fuendebaños the via the Witches’ bridge. A new way of crossing has been been has crossing of way new A bridge. Witches’ the

to the course of the River Vero, which you can cross cross can you which Vero, River the of course the to able to access the Fuente de Puntillo, a succession of of succession a Puntillo, de Fuente the access to able Barranco del Cautiecho, which the trail crosses through through crosses trail the which Cautiecho, del Barranco

overlappes GR-1 route for a sretcht. A track descends descends track A sretcht. a for route GR-1 overlappes You cross the Tamara ravine from where you will be be will you where from ravine Tamara the cross You 7.

Canales de Adahuesca, until it reaches the passage of el el of passage the reaches it until Adahuesca, de Canales

Back in Asque, the route continues along a path that that path a along continues route the Asque, in Back 1c.

curious geological formations like Las Palomeras or or Palomeras Las like formations geological curious the canyon of la Peonera. la of canyon the

half-slope along the hills to Corral Nuevo, passing by by passing Nuevo, Corral to hills the along half-slope passing the Los Pilones ravine.. Pilones Los the passing in summer, since its location coincides with the end of of end the with coincides location its since summer, in

Leaving behind this branch of the trail, it continues continues it trail, the of branch this behind Leaving 4. by means of “el puente del Diablo” (Devil’s bridge) and and bridge) (Devil’s Diablo” del puente “el of means by Tamara nearby a resting area that receives large crowds crowds large receives that area resting a nearby Tamara

acceder a Colungo, crossing over las Gargantas ravine ravine Gargantas las over crossing Colungo, a acceder cends again into the Alcanadre River, near Fuente de La La de Fuente near River, Alcanadre the into again cends

and the peaks of Guara has been outfitted. outfitted. been has Guara of peaks the and

From Asque, you can reach Colungo, Asque es posible posible es Asque Colungo, reach can you Asque, From 1b. - des trail The Morrano”. de Huevo “El named overhang

creational area with a great view of the gorges of Balced Balced of gorges the of view great a with area creational

der another geological formation, an impressive rocky rocky impressive an formation, geological another der

the town of Asque. of town the the Virgen de La Viña. In the vicinity of the chapel, a re a chapel, the of vicinity the In Viña. La de Virgen the -

- un passing and Morrano, of forest pine the to heading

close tothe riverbed of the Lumos ravine, ascending to to ascending ravine, Lumos the of riverbed tothe close ches the watershed of two basins, near the Chapel of of Chapel the near basins, two of watershed the ches

The trail goes past a detour to the shrine of San Martin, Martin, San of shrine the to detour a past goes trail The 6.

val bridge of Villacantal. The route then continues very very continues then route The Villacantal. of bridge val crossing it, the trail begins to gain height until it rea it until height gain to begins trail the it, crossing -

- medie the across Vero River the to descends that path Alcanadre. Once at the basin of the ravine of Modovil, and after after and Modovil, of ravine the of basin the at Once 3.

Leaving the Balsas de Basacol behind, you head along a a along head you behind, Basacol de Balsas the Leaving view of the surrounding mountains and the canyon of of canyon the and mountains surrounding the of view

the valley. the

in bygone days, used to supply the town of Alquézar. Alquézar. of town the supply to used days, bygone in trail finally reaches a lookout that offers a fabulous fabulous a offers that lookout a reaches finally trail

count of the impressive views offered by this point over over point this by offered views impressive the of count a recreational area created around two pools which, which, pools two around created area recreational a Castle Naya and to Fuente Güega are left behind. The The behind. left are Güega Fuente to and Naya Castle

Chapel of Santa Águeda; which is worth a visit on ac on visit a worth is which Águeda; Santa of Chapel - take a track that will lead you to the Balsas de Basacol, Basacol, de Balsas the to you lead will that track a take Along the way, several detours to the remains left of of left remains the to detours several way, the Along

ravine and ascends to the vicinity of the ruins of the the of ruins the of vicinity the to ascends and ravine in order to complete this first, circular stage, you must must you stage, circular first, this complete to order in yon of Alcanadre trough a stretch called La Peonera. Peonera. La called stretch a trough Alcanadre of yon

leads you to the fields of the broad valley of the Arnals Arnals the of valley broad the of fields the to you leads on, it is possible to continue towards Radiquero, but but Radiquero, towards continue to possible is it on, - can the into descend to road old the follows trail the

sing this village, the route continues along a track that that track a along continues route the village, this sing where there is a recreational area. From a fork further further fork a From area. recreational a is there where the Alcanadre without getting wet. Arriving at Pedruel Pedruel at Arriving wet. getting without Alcanadre the

Pelegrín and then descends to Radiquero. After cros After Radiquero. to descends then and Pelegrín - ravine of Poyuela, as far as the Chapel of San Gregorio, Gregorio, San of Chapel the as far as Poyuela, of ravine Pasaderas de Pedruel, large stones that allow crossing crossing allow that stones large Pedruel, de Pasaderas

Gregorio, following a track which heads towards San San towards heads which track a following Gregorio, the towards descending Alquézar, in begins route The 1a. From this location, the trail leads to the ancient ancient the to leads trail the location, this From 5.

BARBASTRO

SOMONTANO DE DE SOMONTANO

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 A SPECTACULAR ROUTE THROUGH THE SIERRA enjoyment. DE GUARA These routes take us to the countryside to discover the bio- The region of El Somontano is one of the destina- diversity and beauty of our precious natural heritage, and tions most frequented by tourists in Aragón. Rich in cultural discover the villages, sights, traditions and people that are and natural heritage, it offers you the chance to enjoy beau- part of the unique cultural landscape of our country. tiful landscapes and to practice a diverse array of sports, We invite you to visit them and offer you the keys to en- ranging from fishing and horse-riding to climbing and joy the trip. In this brochure you will find a brief description canyoning in the Sierra de Guara. It houses the almost 55 ki- of the Nature Trail and the map lometres of the El Somontano Nature Trail, one of the most for the journey, along with recommendations to make the appealing routes for long-haul trekking enthusiasts. most of this experience. We only ask one thing of you: do This itinerary, that is perfectly signposted and restored, links not forget to leave everything as you found it. The conser- NATURE TRAIL the most spectacular spots of the Sierra de Guara together. vation of these pathways is also your responsibility. DL: It can be completed in different stages in journey style or in SOMONTANO DE short go and return sections. Its route is also suited to diffe- TELEPHONES OF INTEREST: rent trekking modalities, ranging from the recreational and the • Alquézar tourims office : 0034 974 31 89 40 BARBASTRO educational to the sporting. Thanks to the good weather of the • Barbastro tourism office: 0034 974 30 83 50 region, the route is accessible the whole year round. NIPO:

Colungo to Salto del Bierge [Huesca] MIDE

Harshness of natural environment 3 Upward gradient 1675 m Guidance along the route 2 Downward gradient 1820 m Route difficulty 2 ROUTE LENGHT 57,6 km 4 Amount of effort needed 5 TIME 12 h 30 min

town point of itnerest 5 Alquezar Salto de Bierge

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Stage starting Feature of SECTOR NATURE TRAIL point environmental interest Meals NORTHEASTERN PENINSULAR SOMONTANO DE End of stage Bridge Nature BARBASTRO Trails Rest area Viewpoint