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re discharging into the Atlantic sea. This Nature Trails consists consists Trails Nature This sea. Atlantic the into discharging re ce problems) ce

- befo side, Huelva the in border, Portuguese the along all runs - maintenan important suffering is trail (This interest. great to sea ports to be exported. exported. be to ports sea to

through the province of Badajoz, crosses into Portugal and and Portugal into crosses Badajoz, of province the through among protected coastline environments and marshes of of marshes and environments coastline protected among Málaga railway line whose original purpose was to bring olive oil oil olive bring to was purpose original whose line railway Málaga

and resurfaces in the area called Ojos del Guadiana, goes goes Guadiana, del Ojos called area the in resurfaces and years after the Spanish Civil War. This Nature Trail runs runs Trail Nature This War. Civil Spanish the after years respectively. These Nature Trails use as a reference the old Jaén- old the reference a as use Trails Nature These respectively.

between Albacete and Ciudad Real, after which it disappears disappears it which after Real, Ciudad and Albacete between portance for procuring food to the Castile area in the hard hard the in area Castile the to food procuring for portance stretch). These trails are 54.2 km, 57.3 km, and 7.89 km long, long, km 7.89 and km, 57.3 km, 54.2 are trails These stretch).

the Iberian Peninsula. Its source is located in the Ruidera Lake, Lake, Ruidera the in located is source Its Peninsula. Iberian the - im strategic a had train fish The coast. the to Andévalo strecht) and the Olive Oil Nature Trail (Moriles-Campo Real Real (Moriles-Campo Trail Nature Oil Olive the and strecht)

The River Guadiana 818 km long, is the second longest river in in river longest second the is long, km 818 Guadiana River The from Isla Cristina and Lepe to Madrid, and ore from El El from ore and Madrid, to Lepe and Cristina Isla from Guadajoz stretch), the Subbaetic Nature Trail (Guadajoz-Moriles (Guadajoz-Moriles Trail Nature Subbaetic the stretch), Guadajoz

Huelva). Badajoz, Real, Ciudad (Albacete, Guadiana using the old railway line originally built to transport fish fish transport to built originally line railway old the using north-east to south-west, are: Olive Oil Nature Trail (Jaén-Río (Jaén-Río Trail Nature Oil Olive are: south-west, to north-east

to the coastline along 48.7 km, from Huelva to Ayamonte, Ayamonte, to Huelva from km, 48.7 along coastline the to

This network comprises three adjoining natural trails which, from from which, trails natural adjoining three comprises network This .

This Route runs parallel parallel runs Route This (Huelva). Greenway Coastline

GROUP). (TRAIL Córdoba) (Jaén, Greenway Oil Olive Sierra, Puente de Génave, La Puerta de Segura, Génave and and Génave Segura, de Puerta La Génave, de Puente Sierra,

Park), crossing the towns of , Segura de la la de Segura Ojanco, del Arroyo of towns the crossing Park),

important international producer of copper and sulphur. and copper of producer international important to otter sanctuaries are the main attractions of this 35.5 km route. km 35.5 this of attractions main the are sanctuaries otter to

ponds to the Sierra de , Segura and Las Villas Natural Natural Villas Las and Segura Cazorla, de Sierra the to ponds

come the main worldwide producer of manganese and an an and manganese of producer worldwide main the come Zaframagón Nature Reserve, megaliths and rivers which are home home are which rivers and megaliths Reserve, Nature Zaframagón

- corres which of (67.3% county Segura del Sierra the crosses

- be to century, 19th the of end the at , allowed mine, m long. White villages, olive trees, fighting cattle, the Peñón de de Peñón the cattle, fighting trees, olive villages, White long. m

This Nature Trail, 28.7 km long, long, km 28.7 Trail, Nature This (Jaén). Greenway Segura

a century. This railway line, and places such as the La Isabel Isabel La the as such places and line, railway This century. a nels, which is located almost at the end of the trail, is almost 500 500 almost is trail, the of end the at almost located is which nels,

Herrerías mines with the La Laja mining port for more than than more for port mining Laja La the with mines Herrerías

- tun these of longest The impossible. completion its made war Civil as the remains of the Iberian-Roman town of Castulo. of town Iberian-Roman the of remains the as

follows the layout of the mining railway which joined the the joined which railway mining the of layout the follows

de la Frontera and Almargen. However, the outbreak of the Spanish Spanish the of outbreak the However, Almargen. and Frontera la de and industrial heritage, besides the railway line itself, as well well as itself, line railway the besides heritage, industrial and

This 16.6 km long trail trail long km 16.6 This (Huelva). Greenway Guadiana

heart of the Cádiz hills in order to build a railway line joining Jerez Jerez joining line railway a build to order in hills Cádiz the of heart and allows the walker to visit many remains of the mining mining the of remains many visit to walker the allows and

This trail crosses the 29 tunnels which were the the were which tunnels 29 the crosses trail This (Cádiz). Sierra La woodlands by the Guadalimar River or in the Guadiana valley, valley, Guadiana the in or River Guadalimar the by woodlands complex.

king views over a landscape of olive groves, leafy riverside riverside leafy groves, olive of landscape a over views king who may also visit the important Los Gabrieles dolmen dolmen Gabrieles Los important the visit also may who

fields are in bright contrast. bright in are fields

- breathta offers It territories. Begíjar and Linares the in runs trees, dot the patches of farmland and surround the walker, walker, the surround and farmland of patches the dot trees,

cially pretty in springtime, when the colours of different crop crop different of colours the when springtime, in pretty cially

A trail 15.5 km long which which long km 15.5 trail A (Jaén). Greenway Guadalimar km trail ends. Olive trees, cork oaks and pines, among other other among pines, and oaks cork trees, Olive ends. trail km

- spe are which trees, olive with dotted fields grain and fields

by the mining company in San Juan del Puerto, where this 34- this where Puerto, del Juan San in company mining the by

which went out of operation in the 1970s, crossing sunflower sunflower crossing 1970s, the in operation of out went which Zurgena stretch) Zurgena

ilway line that joined the Buitrón mines with the dock owned owned dock the with mines Buitrón the joined that line ilway

runs along part of the old Córdoba-Marchena railway line, line, railway Córdoba-Marchena old the of part along runs the Natural Trail 34.6 km. (Under construction 2016, Granada- 2016, construction (Under km. 34.6 Trail Natural the

route runs through the province of Huelva, along the old ra- old the along Huelva, of province the through runs route

A 54.2 km long route which which route long km 54.2 A Sevilla). (Córdoba, Campiña lway line used to transport iron ore can be appreciated all along along all appreciated be can ore iron transport to used line lway

This This (Huelva). Watermills) (The Agua del Molinos Los

- rai old the of remains the attraction, gastronomic this Besides

port, from where they were exported by ship to England. England. to ship by exported were they where from port,

perfect conditions for the town’s claim to fame: its cured ham. ham. cured its fame: to claim town’s the for conditions perfect as the one which follows the course of the River Guadiana. Guadiana. River the of course the follows which one the as

railways lines originally served to transport sherry wines to the sea sea the to wines sherry transport to served originally lines railways

tain air during the winter and mild temperatures in summer, the the summer, in temperatures mild and winter the during air tain Ferrocarril Guadix-Almendricos Railway, or long treks such such treks long or Railway, Guadix-Almendricos Ferrocarril

Jerez de la Frontera and Sanlúcar de Barrameda (7.5 km). These two two These km). (7.5 Barrameda de Sanlúcar and Frontera la de Jerez

- moun cool with climate, pleasant a has Serón Valley, Almanzora the Subbaetic Trail, the Olive Oil Trail, el Hierro Trail or the the or Trail Hierro el Trail, Oil Olive the Trail, Subbaetic the

and Sanlúcar de Barrameda (8.9 km) and the second one joined joined one second the and km) (8.9 Barrameda de Sanlúcar and

Halfway between Sierra de Filabres and River River and Filabres de Sierra between Halfway (Almería). walks such as Los Molinos del Agua Trail, la Campiña Trail, Trail, Campiña la Trail, Agua del Molinos Los as such walks

follows the “Coastline Train”, which joined El Puerto de Santa María María Santa de Puerto El joined which Train”, “Coastline the follows

Guadix-Almendricos Railway line or Iron Greenway Greenway Iron or line Railway Guadix-Almendricos short walks as such in Entre Ríos, Rota or Guadalimar, long long Guadalimar, or Rota Ríos, Entre in such as walks short

the Rota Greenway. Their layouts follow old railway lines. The first first The lines. railway old follow layouts Their Greenway. Rota the

Andalusia are briefly described. Among those, there are are there those, Among described. briefly are

sists on a network of two trails, the Entre Rios Nature Trail itself and and itself Trail Nature Rios Entre the trails, two of network a on sists Andalusia, which includes valuable protected spaces. protected valuable includes which Andalusia,

In the following pages, the Nature Trails running through through running Trails Nature the pages, following the In

The stretches run across a landscape of olive groves, so typical of of typical so groves, olive of landscape a across run stretches The - con route this fact, In NETWORK). (TRAIL (Cádiz) Ríos Entre

IN ANDALUSIA IN NATURE TRAILS NATURE

Since 1993 the Ministry for Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and the Environment’s Nature Trails Program aims to restore Guide to the former transport infrastructures such as railway tracks, catt- le trails and traditional routes, for public use and enjoyment. Nature These routes take us to the countryside to discover the bio- Trails diversity and beauty of our precious natural heritage, and of Spain discover the villages, sights, traditions and people that are part of the unique cultural landscape of our country. We invite you to visit the Nature Trails in Andalusia and offer you the keys to enjoy the trip. We only ask one thing of you: do not forget to leave everything as you found it. The

Entre Ríos NT conservation of these pathways is also your responsibility.

BETWEEN TWO OCEANS AND TWO CONTINENTS

A region located in far south-eastern Europe, being inhabited since ancient times by Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs, Berbers, Castilians, Central Europeans, etc. has given this Autonomous Community its characteristic open, multicultural identity, be- sides an impressive historical, artistic and cultural heritage, a distinctive cuisine and a warm weather which welcomes visi- tors in any time of the year.. In this territory, the traveller can enjoy a marked variety in landscape, from the wide and fertile Guadalquivir valley and the Doñana National Park marshes to the high peaks of Sierra Guadiana Greenway NT Nevada, from the sandy deserts of Almería to the lush vege- NATURE TRAILS tation of Sierra de Grazalema, the area with most abundant IN ANDALUSIA rainfall in Spain, and, of course, a coastline of 1,101 km. MORE INFORMATION: This Autonomous Community offers 13 Natural Trails which www.mapama.gob.es/en/desarrollo-rural/temas/caminos-naturales either run totally though Andalusian territory or are shared with other Autonomous Communities. NIPO: 013-17-167-6 BADAJOZ ALBACETE CIUDAD REAL

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BAILÉN LINARES ÚBEDA ANDÚJAR CÓRDOBA Guadalimar MURCIA JAÉN GW-NT

Guadiana La Campiña NT BAENA Aceite GW-NT GW-NT (Jaén to Guadajoz river) PUEBLA DE GUZMÁN Subbética GW-NT ÉCIJA SAN SILVESTRE SEVILLA LUCENA HUÉRCAL-OVERA Guadiana DE GUZMÁN PUENTEGENIL ALBOX NT Molinos del GUADIX Agua NT GRANADA Aceite GW-NT (Moriles to El Hierro or AYAMONTE HUELVA ISLA CRISTINA Campo Real) Guadix -Almendricos railway GW-NT Litoral GW-NT La Sierra NT

OLVERA ALMERÍA SANLÚCAR DE BARRAMEDA ARCOS DE LA FRONTERA MÁLAGA JEREZ DE RONDA MOTRIL Entre Ríos NT LA FRONTERA Rota GW-NT CÁDIZ