Nature Trails in Aragón and Offer You the Keys to Enjoy the Trip
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This Nature Trail crosses a to visit landmarks such as the Sierra de Guara, the Salto de Roldán briefly described. Among them, there are short trails such as those of landscape dominated by the nearby Alcubierre Sierra This trail (Roland’s Jump), as well as the towns of Riglos, Murillo and Agüero. the Lanuza Reservoir, the Tarazonica, the Montfalcó-Congost de Mont- is composed of two short routes, the main attraction of both Montfalcó to Mont-Rebei gorge (Huesca, Lleida). This 4.1 km Rebei, the River Guadalaviar and the Val de Zafán Trails, among others, being the fountains that provide water to this town. trail for heights lovers allows the visitor to explore the spectacular li- or longer trails composed of several stages, such as the Huesca Plains River Guadalaviar (Teruel). This pleasant 4.1 km runs along the mestone orography of the Sierra del Montsec, on which the Noguera Trail and Matarraña-Algars trails or the Ebro Trails, the GR footpath River Guadalaviar canyon, an area between the Arquillo Reservoir Ribagorzana river has carved the narrow Mont-Rebei gorge. GR-99. and the San Blas neighbourhood in Teruel where the sight of gol- Loreto and the Canfranc Railway Line, Canfranero (Huesca). Tarazonica Greenway (Navarre, Zaragoza). The old railway den eagles, Egyptian vultures and griffon vultures is not uncommon. This walk around the city of Huesca is formed by a 9.8 km main course lines that joined Tarazona and Tudela (two villages which were Ojos Negros (Teruel). This 49 km long Nature Trail reclaims and two deviations which lead to the town of Alerre and to the Alberca an example of coexistance between Arabs, Jews and Christians) part of the layout of the mining railway of the Ojos Negros mi- de Loreto pond, a beautiful natural scenery rich with water birds. though the Queiles valley until 1972 has been turned into a 21.5 nes. It starts in Santa Eulalia and passes through Cella and Teruel Matarraña-Algars (Teruel, Zaragoza). This Nature Trail, km comfortable walk. though the wide Jiloca valley and the Teruel plains. 68 km long and divided into 6 stages, runs for the most part Lanuza Reservoir (Huesca). This 3 km walk between Sallent Val de Zafán (Teruel). Three Nature Trails run along the ancient railway in the Matarraña, following the river of the same name, and at de Gállego and the Lanuza Reservoir Dam offers stunning mo- line of the same name: Val de Zafán, Terra Alta and Baix Ebre. The Val de Valdertormo joins the Val de Zafán Natural trail. numents, a rich biodiversity, ancient tradition, fine gastronomy Zafán Natural Trail (35.9 km) runs across the Matarraña County, which is a Agua Soriano. Antonino Route (Soria, Zaragoza, Navarre). and the practice of sports at the heart of the Aragon Pyrenees. melting point for cultural elements from Aragon, Catalonia and Valencia. From Tudela to Soria, this Nature Trail spans the distance between Pedro Saputo (Huesca). The ancient Arab castle of the Ebro and Douro basins. A historical 113.5 km route which leads River Ebro GR-99 (Cantabria, Burgos, Vitoria, Rioja, Almudévar is the starting point of this 26 km route which us from Celtiberians settlements though Roman remains and into Navarre, Zaragoza, Huesca, Lleida, Tarragona). For cen- runs parallel to the Monegros Canal and the Violada irriga- the Middle Ages, under the watchful eye of the Moncayo. turies, the Ebro valley has been occupied by many cultures, and tion canal; both infrastructures were built at the end of the proof of its rich cultural past remains along its course. The Ebro Tagus (Teruel, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Madrid, Toledo, 19th century and implied an economic boost for this area. river spans 1.280 km from Reinosa to Tortosa, a long course Cáceres). A route stretching over more than 1,000 km to Sierra de San Quílez (Huesca). A 7.3 km walk in the area su- along which its natural and cultural richness may be enjoyed. the Atlantic see and which runs along the longest river in the rrounding Binéfar, through holm oak woods, almond and olive Iberian Peninsula, from the Montes Universales, in the Sierra de groves, vegetable patches and the Aragon and Catalonia Canal Somontano de Barbastro (Huesca). Rich with natural and cultural Albarracín, where its source is located, to Cáceres, where the ri- in 1909, over which the San Quílez shrine looms. heritage, the Somontano de Barbastro County, in the province of Huesca, ver leaves Spain to continue its way through Portugal to Lisbon. offers the possibility of enjoying stunning landscape and practising Santander - Mediterraenan Sea (Zaragoza). This Trail (al- Sifón de Albelda (Huesca). The commissioning of the outdoors sport in the beautiful Sierra de Guara mountain range. The 52 most 15 km long) is connected to the historical link between the Aragon and Catalonia Canal in 1909 brought an essential chan- km of this Natural Trail run almost entirely though this mountain range. ge to agriculture in the area, leading to a change from dryland to Cantabrian coast and the Mediterranean Sea. The centre of this trail irrigation crops. This Natural Trail is slightly over 10 km long and Hoya de Huesca (Huesca). Starting in Bierge, and linking with the is the town of Calatayud, a historical melting point of the Jewish allows the visitor to appreciate this engineering works. nearby county of Somontano de Barbastro and the Nature Trail of and Baroque cultures, and which boasts an important heritage,. the same name, this trail of 133 km (in 8 stages) allows the walker Agua Soriano NT. Antonino Route The Tagus NT El Somontano Barbastro NT CANTABRIA GUIPÚZCOA ÁLAVA SALLENT DEL Lanuza GALLEGO Reservoir NT NAVARRA JACA The Hoya AGÜERO de Huesca NT El Somontano LA RIOJA LOARRE de Barbastro NT The Loreto and the Canfranero NT ALQUÉZAR GIRONA HUESCA LLEIDA BURGOS EJEA DE LOS BIERGE BENABARRE Agua Soriano NT. CABALLEROS Antonino Route ALMUDÉVAR BARBASTRO The Montfalcó to Pedro Saputo NT el Congost de Mont-Rebei NT MONZÓN TARAZONA ALBELDA GALLUR The Tarazonica The Sierra de San Quilez NT BINÉFAR Sifón del GW-NT Albelda NT ALAGÓN UTEBO Castejón de Monegros NT BARCELONA ZARAGOZA SORIA CASTEJÓN DE MONEGROS FRAGA The Ebro NT CALATAYUD Santander-Mediterráneo NT FAYÓN (Calatayud stage) NONASPE SEGOVIA MAELLA TARRAGONA ALCAÑIZ Val de Zafán NT The Matarraña-AlgarsMAELLA NT GUADALAJARA BECEITE Ojos Negros NT The Tagus NT MADRID ALBARRACÍN TERUEL River Guadalaviar NT CASTELLÓN CUENCA.