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BAÑOS DE MULA- DE BAÑOS
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pathways is also your responsibility. responsibility. your also is pathways
la Cruz, which make this trail an essential route to know know to route essential an trail this make which Cruz, la
NOROESTE NOROESTE leave everything as you found it. The conservation of these these of conservation The it. found you as everything leave
in towns such as Mula, Bullas, Cehegín or Caravaca de de Caravaca or Cehegín Bullas, Mula, as such towns in
perience. We only ask one thing of you: do not forget to to forget not do you: of thing one ask only We perience.
rich cultural heritage must be added, such as that found found that as such added, be must heritage cultural rich
- ex this of most the make to recommendations with along NATURE TRAIL NATURE
vegetable-producing fields in the Peninsula. To this, a a this, To Peninsula. the in fields vegetable-producing
Caravaca de la Cruz section and the map for the journey, journey, the for map the and section Cruz la de Caravaca
capes of the badlands to lush pine woods, and the best best the and woods, pine lush to badlands the of capes
of the Noroeste Greenway Nature Trail. Baños de Mula- de Baños Trail. Nature Greenway Noroeste the of
- through many of them: from the ravines and lunar lands lunar and ravines the from them: of many through
joy the trip. In this brochure you will find a brief description description brief a find will you brochure this In trip. the joy
Murcia offers a variety of landscapes, and this trail goes goes trail this and landscapes, of variety a offers Murcia
- en to keys the you offer and them visit to you invite We
Although small in size the Autonomous Community of of Community Autonomous the size in small Although
part of the unique cultural landscape of our country. our of landscape cultural unique the of part
discover the villages, sights, traditions and people that are are that people and traditions sights, villages, the discover
diversity and beauty of our precious natural heritage, and and heritage, natural precious our of beauty and diversity
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le trails and traditional routes, for public use and enjoyment. and use public for routes, traditional and trails le
- catt tracks, railway as such infrastructures transport former
and the Environment’s Nature Trails Program aims to restore restore to aims Program Trails Nature Environment’s the and
Since 1993 the Ministry for Agriculture and Fisheries, Food Food Fisheries, and Agriculture for Ministry the 1993 Since
of Spain of
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Guide to the to Guide
EASTERN PENINSULAR EASTERN SECTOR
SECTOR EASTERN PENINSULAR NATURE TRAIL NOROESTE GREENWAY. BAÑOS DE MULA-CARAVACA DE LA CRUZ SECTION 1. This section of the nature trail starts on the old Baños travellers which wish to visit the El Niño de Mula shrine, train station of Caravaca de la Cruz, ending point of the de Mula train stop, located between two eucalyptus known as the Santuario del Niño Jesús de Balate shrine. second section of the Noroeste Greenway Nature Trail, (Eucalyptus sp.), where a path trail in good conditions, which between Baños de Mula and Caravaca de la Cruz. 4. From this point, and after crossing three tunnels, the trail becomes an asphalt road in some sections will guide the arrives to the La Luz Reservoir. A little further, another tun- Noroeste Greenway Nature Trail. At its start, the path runs EL CIGARRALEJO MUSEUM OF IBERIAN ART nel is crossed and afterwards, the old La Luz train stop is between high earth banks and crosses several bridges, the In the town of Mula, specifically in the Palacio del Marqués de Mena- largest of which being the one that crosses the Rambla de found, where the trail continues in the direction of the hermosa, you can find El Cigarralejo Museum of Iberian Art, one of Perea, and from which there is a spectacular view over the breathtaking bridge over the Mula river. At this point, it is the leading centres for the study of Iberian art anywhere in the world. badlands. Approximately after running for 2.5 km, the trail worth to have a look from the side of the bridge and admi- The museum’s permanent exhibition is dedicated to archaeologi- avoids crossing the RM-15 by using an underground pass. re the stunning landscape known as the “Salto del Usero” cal materials from the Iberian necropolis of El Cigarralejo, disco- Soon afterwards, and leaving the graveyard to the right, the vered by the archaeologist and civil engineer Emeterio Cuadrado 5. From this point, the road continues in a straight line, su- Díaz, who donated it to the state in 1986. dirt path becomes asphalt road once again. rrounded by grape and almond grove, until reaching the The palace in which the museum is located is a typical Murcian 2. The route continues, leaving the old Puebla de Mula sta- town of Bullas. From Bullas, the trail continues to the Baroque house, built in the first half of the 18th century in the tion to its left, and crossing a bridge over the Mula bridge “Central Solar Fotovoltaica EDAR Bullas” power plant southern part of Mula’s historic centre. soon afterwards. The trail now starts a long straight sec- and, a little further, crosses the road and continues to LA TAMBORADA Cehegín through dense pine woods. Before reaching tion, among fruit trees, and afterwards runs parallel to La Tamborada de Mula, declared a Fiesta of Regional Tourist Inte- the road RM-516, and goes through the pretty town of this town, the trail crosses the village of El Escobar, fa- rest, begins in the early hours of Holy Tuesday after the sounding Mula, which stands at the shadow of its imposing castle. mous for the production of black brooms for sweeping. of a cornet, which is located in the tower of the Church of San Miguel, and lasts until four o’clock on Ash Wednesday afternoon. 3. Continuing along the railway tracks, an old abandoned tra- 6. The entrance to Cehegín is dominated by the bridge The drums are played throughout the whole of Holy Week. The in stop is reached; then it turns left, and afterwards the over the Quípar river. Once the traveller has reached the three most intense moments are the early hours of Holy Tuesday, traveller must cross the RM-516 road (with extreme care). Cehegín train stop, they may take a pleasant stroll throu- Good Friday morning and Easter Sunday afternoon. Then, the trail ascends zigzagging and reaches the old rai- gh the village in the direction of the bus station. The trail This event brings together the residents of Mula and people from its lway lines, which makes a wide turn towards the town leaves the town and continues through a tunnel, cros- surrounding areas in the square of the Town Hall to play the drums. The sound is unique across the globe on account of its remarkable of El Niño de Mula. Once in this town, the traveller may ses a bridge and uses an underground pass to go across volume and, in this way, commemorates the protest which the fore- cross the RM-516 at the crossing and then continue para- the road. From this point, the trail continues passing in fathers of Mula staged against the authorities and the church. The llel to the road before returning to the old railway line. A front of the dense line of trees that line the road leading event is unique and involves not only participation at the local level but also attracts a greater number of visitors every year. little afterwards, the signals indicate a small deviation for to Caravaca de la Cruz, until reaching the abandoned
Views of the “carcavas” (gullys formed by Vineyards Mula Castle erosion) from one of the bridges 1 5 .
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a a j p o a H M Harshness of natural environment 2 Upward gradient 605 m Guidance along the route 1 Downward gradient 265 m Route difficulty 1 ROUTE LENGHT 49,43 km Amount of effort needed 5 TIME 14 h 06 min
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SECTOR NATURE TRAIL Starting point Information panel Tunnel Religious building EASTERN PENINSULAR NOROESTE GREENWAY. End of trail Junction Underpass Nature BAÑOS DE MULA-CARAVACA Trails DE LA CRUZ SECTION Train station Bridge Detour