[Burgos and Soria] and [Burgos Hontoria del Pinar to San Leonardo de Yagüe Yagüe de Leonardo San to Pinar del Hontoria LEONARDO DE YAGÜE SECTION SECTION YAGÜE DE LEONARDO NIPO: Cañón de río Lobos Park´s house: 0034 975 36 35 07 35 36 975 0034 house: Park´s Lobos río de Cañón • San Leonardo de Yagüe town council: 0034 975 37 60 27 60 37 975 0034 council: town Yagüe de Leonardo San • HONTORIA DEL PINAR - SAN SAN - PINAR DEL HONTORIA Hontoria del Pinar town council: 0034947 38 61 41 61 38 0034947 council: town Pinar del Hontoria • TELEPHONES OF INTEREST: OF TELEPHONES MEDITERRÁNEO. MEDITERRÁNEO. province of Soria, after a pleasant and comfortable trip. comfortable and pleasant a after Soria, of province DL: you reach San Leonardo de Yagüe, which is already in the the in already is which Yagüe, de Leonardo San reach you pathways is also your responsibility. responsibility. your also is pathways SANTANDER- move on by faithfully following the old railway line until until line railway old the following faithfully by on move leave everything as you found it. The conservation of these these of conservation The it. found you as everything leave lives. From this town in the province of Burgos, you can can you Burgos, of province the in town this From lives. perience. We only ask one thing of you: do not forget to to forget not do you: of thing one ask only We perience. NATURE TRAIL NATURE cliffs in which the impressive griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) fulvus) (Gyps vulture griffon impressive the which in cliffs - ex this of most the make to recommendations with along Park, which downstream leads to spectacular canyons and and canyons spectacular to leads downstream which Park, San Leonardo de Yagüe section and the map for the journey, journey, the for map the and section Yagüe de Leonardo San located next to the Lobos River and very close to its Natural Natural its to close very and River Lobos the to next located Santander-Mediterraneo Nature Trail. Hontoria del Pinar- del Hontoria Trail. Nature Santander-Mediterraneo This small section begins in the town of Hontoria del Pinar, Pinar, del Hontoria of town the in begins section small This the trip. In this brochure you will find a brief description of of description brief a find will you brochure this In trip. the We invite you to visit them and offer you the keys to enjoy enjoy to keys the you offer and them visit to you invite We part of the unique cultural landscape of our country. our of landscape cultural unique the of part FORESTS discover the villages, sights, traditions and people that are are that people and traditions sights, villages, the discover SORIA, ENTERING GOING DEEP INTO PINE PINE INTO DEEP GOING ENTERING SORIA, diversity and beauty of our precious natural heritage, and and heritage, natural precious our of beauty and diversity BETWEEN THE PROVINCES OF BURGOS AND AND BURGOS OF PROVINCES THE BETWEEN These routes take us to the countryside to discover the bio the discover to countryside the to us take routes These - IN THE PAST, THE TRAIN COVERED THE ROUTE ROUTE THE COVERED TRAIN THE PAST, THE IN tional routes, for public use and enjoyment. and use public for routes, tional - tradi and trails cattle tracks, railway as such infrastructures Nature Trails Program aims to restore former transport transport former restore to aims Program Trails Nature Since 1993 the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food‘s Food‘s and Fisheries Agriculture, for Ministry the 1993 Since of Spain of Trails Nature Guide to the to Guide NORTHWESTERN PENINSULAR NORTHWESTERN SECTOR SECTOR NORTHWESTERN PENINSULAR NATURE TRAIL SANTANDER -MEDITERRÁNEO HONTORIA DEL PINAR- SAN LEONARDEO DE YAGÜE SECTION crossed by two operational bridges. Shortly after, the It is a spectacular place cut into the limestone roc- 1. In the centre of the Burgos town of Hontoria del Pinar, typical signalling of natural roads indicates the exact ks of the environment over the years by the waters this short section of the Santander-Mediterranean location of the traveller: the provincial boundary be- of the Lobos River, which meander throughout this Sea Nature Trail begins which, at a little more than tween Burgos and Soria. landscape. nine kilometres of length, joins the provinces of 5. The old railway track traces a curve that is now moving The park is a space of great environmental value Burgos and Soria. in a south-easterly direction while the density of the where it is possible to find large colonies of griffon 2. A rest area is located just before one of the acces- pine forest increases. After the 6th kilometre, a forest vultures. You can penetrate deep into this specta- cular environment thanks to the numerous hiking ses to the Lobos River Canyon Natural Park, which is of Pyrenean oaks (Quercus pyrenaica) breaks the hege- routes that cross this space and allow you to follow an extraordinary environment where the griffon vul- mony of the Scots pine. This is a widespread species of the steps of the Lobos River through this landsca- tures (Gyps fulvus) fly over and nest in the beautiful key importance in the province of Soria, where a large pe of unique beauty. The Bridge of the Seven Eyes cliffs cut with patience by the river’s waters. part of its economy has been based on the wood of this is one of the main accesses to this natural enclave high-quality pine, which is mainly used in construction. that crosses the river, and there is a recreational 3. Returning to the old railway line, you can reach the area next to it. different buildings of the Hontoria del Pinar former 6. The trail leaves on its right a small industrial area, which station, where all of them are in perfect condition precedes the first homes of San Leonardo de Yagüe. Likewise, without leaving the canyon of the Lobos River, you can visit the San Bartolomé Chapel, one (except the warehouse), since nowadays they are in The trail continues with the town centre remaining on of the main points of interest of this natural area. operation as a tourist lodge. After a new rest area, lo- the right of the route. Then, shortly after reaching the The extraordinary location of this temple, surroun- cated next to the warehouse of the station, you can 9th kilometre, you will arrive at the former station of San ded by pools full of water lilies and dragonflies, move on while being able to enjoy the first foothills Leonardo de Yagüe, which brings this section of the provides an idyllic picture in the middle of the wild of the Lobos River Canyon Natural Park. The riparian nature. The chapel, built in the XII century in Ro- Santander - Mediterráneo Nature Trail to an end. In this manesque style, gathers the neighbours of the area vegetation of the Mayuelo and Laprima Rivers deco- way, the municipalities of Hontoria del Pinar and San together every 24 August for the celebration of the rates this part of the trail. Leonardo de Yagüe are thus connected and, accordin- chapel’s pilgrimage. In addition, next to the chapel, gly, the provinces of Burgos and Soria. the Caves of San Bartolomé must be highlighted, 4. The trail runs parallel to the N-234 road while the which consist of two caves (Major and Minor) close pine forest (Pinus sylvestris) begins to become grea- to each other with different rock engravings insi- ter, highlighting the salmon colour of the upper part CAÑÓN DEL RíO LOBOS (RIVER LOBOS CANYON) de. Within this protected natural area (PNA) other of its trunks that provides the route with a special caves can be found, such as the Cueva Conejas (Ra- beauty. After overcoming another kilometre, the afo- The Cañón del río Lobos Natural Park is a natural bbit Cave), La Galiana (Transhumance Cave) and Cueva Negra (Black Cave). rementioned road and an old variant thereof are enclave that measures about 10,000 hectares spread between the provinces of Burgos and Soria. Hontoria del Pinar former Juan Manrique de Lara’s bastioned Cañón del río Lobos Natural Park train station castle ruins Km 0 2,5 5 7,5 10 1 3 . 4 e 3 d MIDE . I 1 a a j p Harshness of natural environment 1 Upward gradient 38 m o a H M Guidance along the route 1 Downward gradient 36 m Route difficulty 1 ROUTE LENGHT 9,27 km Amount of effort needed 2 TIME 2 h 5 min town point of interest Hontoria del Pinar San Leonardo de Yagüe 1200 Provincial boundary Burgos - Soria 1100 Camino Natural Senda del Duero 1000 e ü 900 g (m) . 0 (km) 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 9 9,27 a o Y e n e á d r r o e d t r i a d n e o M e - Camino Natural Santander - Mediterráneo r L e n Tramo Hontoria del Pinar - San Leonardo de Yagüe 3 d 2 a Camino Natural Santander - Mediterráneo n 4 S 1 a Tramo San Leonardo de Yagüe - Abejar - t 5 n r a a S n i l P a r l 6 u e t d a a N i r o o n t i n m o a H C . r T ¯ Huso 30 Raster nacional 1:200.000. UTM ETRS89 Huso 30 SECTOR NATURE TRAIL Starting point Rest area NORTHWESTERN PENINSULAR SANTANDER-MEDITERRÁNEO End of section Nature HONTORIA DEL PINAR - Trails SAN LEONARDO DE YAGÜE SECTION Information panel.