Edition 2020 - Montalban Circular Route - 1200 Calamocha Calamocha Calamocha 1000 Huesa del Comúun 800 600 www.caminodelcid.org Bicycle Touring Guide for The Way of El Cid 0 km 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 400 UTM Desarrollos 200 0 These two cycling stages cross through the mining area in Teruel, where cyclists will encounter Distance 145 km Cumulative ascent 1.840 m Physical difficulty Medium 600 ascents and descents. This circular route pays tribute to the El Cid’s attacks on the area, during Estimated time 2 days Cumulative descent 1.840 m Technical difficulty Low which he raided both Huesa del Común and Montalbán. The epicentre of this circular route, 500 Fact Sheet whose beginning and end is Calamocha, is Montalbán, which is situated in the Natural Park of Information for400 bicycle tourists hard shoulders and road surface scan vary depending on the river Martín. maintenance work, which means that there may be some improve- Although it is not known300 exactly where this place is, a number of ments that are not recorded here. Traffic alerts are subjective for ideal for free climbing. The route continues through small scholars suggest that it is in fact Gallocanta. The route starts in the Riots and pillage they are based on the authors’ experience and may vary depending villages such as Plou, whose abandoned cattle shelters valley of the river Jiloca200 and climbs gradually until moving into the According to El Cantar de Mío Cid, Rodrigo set up various on the period of the year and the days of the week (for example, almost give it the appearance of a ghost town, and La Hoz mountain ranges of Cucalón and Oriche. The entire route runs along camps on his journey to Valencia, in the region that is today 100 weekends and bank holidays). low-traffic volume roads, which is why cyclists can enjoy the variety known as Aragón. He raided and pillaged the Moorish towns de la Vieja, which offers breathtaking panoramic views. of landscapes. Access Montalbán0 after completing an entertaining in order to subjugate the Muslims and especially to obtain Montalbán, lying some 15 km away, marks the halfway Weather climb. From Montalbán onwards, pedal upstream alongside the provisions and goods to pay his men. The Poem situates the stage of this route and is a town of historic and artistic The route runs along the foothills of Sistema Ibérico and in close lower course of the river Martín and then continue the route along contact to the Ebro River Depression, so that the height average is most famous of these camps in El Poyo del Cid, 6 km value. The visitor’s eye is immediately drawn to its narrow the valley of Jiloca. over 1,000 m. This causes the climate to be continental, with cold outside Calamocha. El Cid had previously gathered his streets, magnificent views, the ruined castle and the Church of Montalbán, an imposing construction built in the If you have the energy and you consider the circular route is too winters (Spain’s lowest temperatures are often recorded in this troops in Allucant, a place which remains an enigma to us, short, you may consider continuing pedalling so as to complete the area) and warm summers (nights are cold which is why Gothic-Mudejar style and seat of the Order of the Sword of but which some scholars associate with Gallocanta, 22 km journey described in El Cantar. Go from El Cid’s camp site, Gallocan- windbreakers will come handy). In general, rainfall is not very heavy outside Calamocha. From there he launched a ten-day raid Saint James. ta, to Montalbán along the Three Taifas route. You will ride creating a and it depends highly on direction and height. This can be seen on on Monforte de Moyuela, Huesa del Común and Montal- Montalbán is located inside the Río Martín Culture Park, figure-eight-shaped route of 268 km, whose start and end may be the landscape, which is full of contrasts. bán. El Cid must have maintained a constant presence in whose valley, according to El Cantar, is a tribute to El Cid. It is any of the two circular routes. the area. The Poem tells us that he “set the whole valley of unclear which towns the poet referred to; possibly those Use this QR code to access website content relating to the River Martín under tribute” after moving to El Poyo del situated beyond Montalbán. It is now time to return to Road surface condition and traffic the road bicycle tour section of Montalban Circular Calamocha, passing through Martín del Río, where the Route. You can download all relevant information: maps, Cid. This section contains information about hard shoulders, road topo-guides, tracks, list of accommodations, passport source of this river is located, as well as other towns surfaces, traffic lanes and traffic volume. Note that the condition of stamping offices, tourist offices, etc. What there is to see? scattered around the natural landscapes of the Fonfría This is a very entertaining circular route for bicycle tourists: Mountain Range and the gypsum hills of Barrachina and there are slopes and descents and the landscape is varied: Cutanda. We urge history lovers and those eager to explore Average temperature 8º 10º 13º 16º 20º 25º 30º 29º 25º 18º 12º 9º it is made of non-irrigated areas and mountain chains sites that have gone down in history to take a 2.5 km detour Máx/Mín -1º -1º 1º 3º 7º 10º 13º 13º 10º 6º 2º 0º covered with pine and oak groves. The route crosses Total daylight from the route just after the town of Barrachina to visit time for any day 09:32 10:38 11:56 13:19 14:29 15:06 14:50 13:49 12:28 11:08 09:54 09:15 through towns with some samples of Gothic and Mudejar Cutanda. Today it looks just like any other town, but in 1120 Average rainfall 27 26 29 23 64 64 50 30 41 43 36 33 art and it runs on roads with low volume traffic, except for it was the site of the battle between Alphonse I of Aragon, the Monthly weather average for the village of calamocha the roads along the area of Montalbán. Warrior King, and the Almoravid general Ibn Yussuf, who fell The route starts in Calamocha, where the historic El Cid in defeat. This victory of the Aragonese troops led to the camped in 1088 with a powerful army. The route then runs eventual surrender of the Almoravid fortresses in the valleys The Passport along quiet roads as far as Monforte de Moyuela, site of the of Jalón and Jiloca. The Passport is an identification card used by travellers to collect stamps three major castles to be admired on this circular route. from the towns and villages along their way. If this identification card is The second is 11 km away, in Huesa del Común, an shown at any of the 200 accommodation facilities belonging to The Way eye-catching castle perched on a flat-topped hill that is of El Cid route, you can get a minimum of 10% off. The Passport is free and you can get it either at a Tourist Office or at our office: Consorcio Camino del Cid C/ Madrid 24, 09002 Burgos Consorcio Camino del Cid is an entity supported and financed by the following provincial governments: [email protected] Tel.: +34 947 256 240 Diputación de Burgos Stage TE-19 Montalban Circular Route Chopos cabeceros Cuencabuena (36 pop.) Km 17 (poplars) Bicycle Touring Guide for The Way of El Cid 1 [ Peirón ] Crossing: turn left (towards Ferreruela) SeptemberEdition 20202019 Calamocha - Huesa del Común === Walkway FFCC === 7,1 km 1. Calamocha - Huesa del Común The route starts in the valley of the river Jiloca and climbs Crossing: take road A-2511 (towards Ferreruela) A Burbáguena (por A-2511) 2. Huesa del Común - Calamocha Calamochagradually until moving into the mountain ranges of Cucalón and Oriche. The entire route runs along low traffic volume === Walkway FFCC === roads, which is why cyclists will be able to enjoy the variety of Crossing inside the city centre: take road TE-V-1521 Ferreruela de Huerva Km 24 (towards Cucalón) landscapes along their way: large non-irrigated fields in the plain areas; pine and oak groves covering the mountainsides; (63 pop.) To Fonfría (A-2511) To Lechón (A-2510) and scrubland stretching to the horizon. River Huerva TE-V-1521 3,8 1500 km 1400 To Villahermosa del Campo (TE-17) 1300 Cucalón Km 27,8 1200 (80 pop.) 110 0 Cucalón Cucalón To Lanzuela Ferreruela de Huerva Ferreruela de Huerva Monforte de Monforte Moyuela Monforte de Monforte Moyuela Bádenas Cuencabuena Bádenas Loscos 1000 Loscos Calamocha Lechago Lechago Huesa del Común 900 km Sierra de Cucalón 12,6 Hard shoulder: No 800 Road surface: evenness Traffic lanes: without lane markings 0 km 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 Road 700 TE-V1521 Traffic: low traffic 600 Distance 65 km Cumulative ascent 775 m Estimated time 5 h 20 m Bádenas (20 pop.) Km 40,4 500 400 Difficulty Medium Cumulative descent 775 m Type of route Circular (2 stages) Crossing: turn right and ride along road To Santa Cruz de Nogueras (TE-V-1521) TE-V-1611 (towards Loscos) 300 TE-V-1611 Fact Sheet Signposting Yes Difficulty index 62 RDB Road surface Asphalt pavement 8,7 200 km 100 Crossing inside the city centre: continue towards Km 49,1 0 Km 0 Exit: leave from the city centre riding along Calle Loscos (96 pop.) Monforte de Moyuela Calamocha Zaragoza and then take road N-234 (towards Daroca) To Mezquita de Loscos (TE-V-1142) To Plenas (TE-15) (3.706 pop.) Hard shoulder: Yes Hard shoulder: No 4,6 N-234 Road surface: good surface km Road surface: bad surface Road Traffic lanes: 2 N-234 Traffic lanes: without lane markings Tráfico: Medio - bajo Monforte de Moyuela Km 54 Road TE-V1611 Traffic: low traffic Roman bridge at Luco 10,6 km (65 pop.) Detour: turn right and ride along road A-2512 (towards Lechago)