[Aragón and Cataluña] and [Aragón Beceite to Sant Joan hermitage (Batea) (Batea) hermitage Joan to Sant Beceite NIPO: 0034 977 42 00 18 18 00 42 977 0034 site: official Tourism Alta Terra • ries of the River Ebro and the River Matarraña respectively). Matarraña River the and Ebro River the of ries Bajo Aragón-Caspe tourism site: 0034 976 63 32 14 14 32 63 976 0034 site: tourism Aragón-Caspe Bajo • - (tributa Algars and Matarraña rivers the by accompanied is ALGARS 0034 978 89 08 60 60 08 89 978 0034 Council: Region Matarraña • name has been given thanks to the fact that most of the route route the of most that fact the to thanks given been has name TELEPHONES OF INTEREST: OF TELEPHONES is recommended for those who love nature and history. Its Its history. and nature love who those for recommended is MATARRANYA- full of history are just some of the attractions of this route that that route this of attractions the of some just are history of full DL: these pathways is also your responsibility. responsibility. your also is pathways these Terra Alta (Tarragona). Mountains, river terraces and towns towns and terraces river Mountains, (Tarragona). Alta Terra NATURE TRAIL NATURE get to leave everything as you found it. The conservation of of conservation The it. found you as everything leave to get (Teruel), Bajo Aragón-Caspe/Baix Aragó-Casp (Zaragoza) and and (Zaragoza) Aragó-Casp Aragón-Caspe/Baix Bajo (Teruel), - for not do you: of thing one ask only We experience. this This trail goes through the counties of Matarraña/Matarranya Matarraña/Matarranya of counties the through goes trail This journey, along with recommendations to make the most of of most the make to recommendations with along journey, most 200 km that the entire trail will comprise of can be walked. walked. be can of comprise will trail entire the that km 200 most of the Matarranya-Algars Nature Trail and the map for the the for map the and Trail Nature Matarranya-Algars the of - al the of km 155 than more that meaning converted, been have joy the trip. In this brochure you will find a brief description description brief a find will you brochure this In trip. the joy of the 13 that will make up the Matarraña-Algars Natural Trail Trail Natural Matarraña-Algars the up make will that 13 the of - en to keys the you offer and them visit to you invite We circular route, plus some detours. At present, a total of 10 stages stages 10 of total a present, At detours. some plus route, circular part of the unique cultural landscape of our country. our of landscape cultural unique the of part vided into 13 stages, some of which if taken together make up a a up make together taken if which of some stages, 13 into vided discover the villages, sights, traditions and people that are are that people and traditions sights, villages, the discover - di itinerary main a comprises Trail Nature Matarraña-Algars The diversity and beauty of our precious natural heritage, and and heritage, natural precious our of beauty and diversity These routes take us to the countryside to discover the bio the discover to countryside the to us take routes These - THE MATARRANYA AND ALGARS RIVERS ALGARS AND MATARRANYA THE enjoyment. HISTORY, NATURE AND LANDSCAPES NEXT TO TO NEXT LANDSCAPES AND NATURE HISTORY, cattle trails and traditional routes, for public use and and use public for routes, traditional and trails cattle tore former transport infrastructures such as railway tracks, tracks, railway as such infrastructures transport former tore - res 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 Trails Nature Guide to the to Guide NORTHEASTERN PENINSULAR NORTHEASTERN SECTOR SECTOR NORTHEASTERN PENINSULAR NATURE TRAIL MATARRAÑA-ALGARS. STAGE 1: EL PARRIZAL - BECEITE STAGE 5: VALDELTORMO - MAZALEÓN reservoir. This stage finishes in Fayón, a municipality 1. This first stage of the Matarraña-Algars Nature Trail 5. The fifth stage of this trail takes the traveller back to the right that was refunded due to its former location been floo- follows the upper course of the River Matarraña from bank of the Matarraña river, following its course towards ded by the aforementioned reservoir. the vicinity of the El Parrizal rest area to the town of the town of Mazaleón among crops, pines and olive trees. STAGE 10: NONASPE - CASERES Beceite. Also starting at El Parrizal, an alternative route Before reaching this town, there is a branch allowing the climbs up to Masía de Sant Miquel. traveller to go up to the hermitage of San Cristóbal. 10. The Trail leaves the banks of the River Matarraña to follow the trail of the River Algars that serves as a border bet- STAGE 2: BECEITE - VALDERROBRES STAGE 6: MAZALEÓN - MAELLA ween Catalunya and Aragón, leaving behind Zaragoza. We 2. The second stage links the towns of Beceite and Valderrobres. 6. Along the sixth stage the traveller will cross the province pass by several historical landmarks such as the abando- In addition to the rural paths, travellers will have the op- border, leaving Teruel behind and entering Zaragoza. The ned village of Pinyeres, the shrine and castle of Sant Joan portunity to go by the old irrigation canal of the small closeness to the Matarraña river during this stage allows d’Algars and up to three Iberian settlements. hydroelectric power station of Bonet, almost over the river. the traveller to enjoy the middle course of the Matarraña, STAGE 11: CASERES - ARENS DE LLEDÓ which is very different compared to previous stages. STAEGE 3: VALDERROBRES - TORRE DEL COMPTE 11. During this stage, which traverses pine groves and far- 3. This third stage goes entirely along the right bank of the STAGE 7: MAELLA - FABARA mlands, the road once again undergoes a change of River Matarraña, among riverbank formations domina- 7. The seventh stage is the first (of three) which unfolds enti- province and Autonomous Community as it arrives at ted by bitter and purple willows and fruit crops, leaving rely in the province of Zaragoza. This stage links Maella and Arens de Lledó, in Teruel. the riverside just when it climbs up to Torre del Compte. Fabara, two towns with a rich historic and artistic heritage. STAGE 12: ARENS DE LLEDÓ-ARNES Almost halfway along this stage, the River Tastavins, STAGE 8: FABARA - NONASPE 12. This stage again enters the province of Tarragona, and the one of its major tributaries, joins the River Matarraña. 8. Travelling through an essentially agricultural environment, vegetation changes from pine groves to plains with olive STAGE 4: TORRE DEL COMPTE - VALDELTORMO thanks to the great floodplain of the river Matarraña, the and other fruit trees. Before reaching Arnes, the trail links 4. This stage allows travellers to reach Valdeltormo fo- trail goes from the town of Fabara to Nonaspe, just where up with the Nature Trail of de La Val de Zafán, and a bypass llowing two different paths: they can either take the the Matarraña merges with he other river which lends its allows us to reach the old station of Horta de Sant Joan. main route near the Matarraña river or the alternative name to this Nature Trail: the River Algars. STAGE 13: ARNES-BECEITE route showing them part of the Iberian heritage of the STAGE 9: NONASPE - FAYÓN 13. The final stage of the Trail bids farewell to the River Algars region. Along this stage, travellers will have the opportu- to follow the ravine of La Tremolosa and later descends to 9. This is the last stage that is entirely within the province nity to take the Val de Zafán Nature Trail, one of them is the valley of the River Ulldemó. This river flows into the of Zaragoza. The River Matarraña accompanies this sec- a branch that reach Valdeltormo’s former train station. Matarraña in Beceite, where this stage meets up with Stage tion until it flows into the River Ebro, in the Riba-Roja 1, thus bringing the circular route to an end. The trail goes through a reformed The shrine and ruins of the castle of Sant The mountain of Santa Bárbara from the irrigation canal Joan, end of the route. Horta de Sant Joan branch Mapa II.44.1 Camino Natural del Matarraña-Algars Hoja 1 de 17 NORTHEASTERN PENINSULAR NORTHEASTERN SECTOR Camino Natural del Ebro GR-99 Trails Nature 9 8 MIDE Stage 9: Nonaspe to Fayón Harshness of natural environment 1 Upward gradient 185 m Guidance along the route 1 Downward gradient 169 m Route difficulty 1 ROUTE LENGHT 19,6 km Amount of effort needed 3 TIME 4 h 20 min town point of interest Nonaspe Fayón 7 10 Confluence of rivers 400 Algars and Matarraña River 300 Detour to Detour to Algars Dam Revuelta Ribers viewpoint bridge Ebro GR 99 NT MATARRAÑA-ALGARS 200 100 0 (m) 0 (Km) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19,6 6 NATURE TRAIL NATURE Camino Natural del Matarraña-Algars 5 11 Camino Natural de la Terra Alta Museum Town Information 4 Hermitage Viewpoint environmental interest Feature of Camino Natural 12 de la Val de Zafán 3 Castle 13 Ruins site Archaeological MIDE* 2 * Stage 9 not included Harshness of natural environment 2 Upward gradient 1130 m Guidance along the route 2 Downward gradient 1235 m Route difficulty 2 ROUTE LENGH 158,6 km Amount of effort needed 5 RIME 39 h 25 min town point of interest Fromer trainstation Fromer Way of SaintJames of Way Dam El Parrizal Beceite Beceite Valderrobles Arens de Lledó 1 800 Torres del Compte 700 Valdeltormo Arnes 600 Mazaleón Casares 500 Maella 400 Fabara 300 Nonaspe 200 100 0 (m) 0 (Km) 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 158,6 station Train Industry ¯ Huso 30 Km 0 2 4 6 8 Raster nacional 1:200.000.