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NAT
URE
TRA
ILS
IN A
RA
GÓ
N
The
dive
rsity
of A
rago
nese
land
scap
e an
d its
loca
tion
at a
cul
-tu
ral c
ross
road
s m
ake
this
regi
on a
priv
ilege
d ar
ea. F
rom
the
snow
y pe
aks
of t
he P
yren
ees
or t
he M
onca
yo m
ount
ain,
to
the
Ebro
Val
ley,
thro
ugh
woo
dlan
d, r
iver
s, ca
nyon
s an
d ba
d-la
nds,
Arag
on is
the
per
fect
loca
tion
to d
iscov
er a
rtist
ic a
nd
cultu
ral t
reas
ures
hid
den
away
in b
reat
htak
ing
land
scap
es.
Man
y cu
lture
s, in
clud
ing
Iber
ians
, Rom
ans,
Arab
s, Je
ws
and
Chris
tians
hav
e le
ft th
eir f
ootp
rints
in th
e fo
rm o
f a va
luab
le h
e-rit
age
from
all
epoc
hs a
nd s
tyle
s. M
iddl
e Ag
es c
astle
s, Ro
man
th
eatr
es, m
onas
terie
s an
d ca
thed
rals
and
a ric
h M
udéj
ar h
eri-
tage
mak
e vi
sitor
s fe
el im
mer
sed
in h
istor
y, an
d at
the
sam
e tim
e al
low
them
to e
njoy
its n
atur
al b
eaut
y.
This
auto
nom
ous
Com
mun
ity o
ffers
18
Nat
ural
Tra
ils w
hich
ei
ther
run
tot
ally
tho
ugh
Arag
ones
e te
rrito
ry o
r ar
e sh
ared
w
ith o
ther
Aut
onom
ous C
omm
uniti
es.
NIPO: 013-17-167-6
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In the following pages, the N
ature Trails running through Aragon are briefly described. Am
ong them, there are short trails such as those of
the Lanuza Reservoir, the Tarazonica, the Montfalcó-Congost de M
ont-Rebei, the River G
uadalaviar and the Val de Zafán Trails, among others,
or longer trails composed of several stages, such as the H
uesca Plains Trail and M
atarraña-Algars trails or the Ebro Trails, the GR footpath
GR-99.
Tarazonica Greenw
ay (Navarre, Zaragoza). The old railw
ay lines that joined Tarazona and Tudela (tw
o villages which w
ere an exam
ple of coexistance between A
rabs, Jews and C
hristians) though the Q
ueiles valley until 1972 has been turned into a 21.5 km
comfortable w
alk.
Lanuza Reservoir (H
uesca). This 3 km w
alk between Sallent
de Gállego and the Lanuza Reservoir D
am offers stunning m
o-num
ents, a rich biodiversity, ancient tradition, fine gastronomy
and the practice of sports at the heart of the Aragon Pyrenees.
Ped
ro Sapu
to (Hu
esca). The
ancient A
rab castle
of A
lmudévar is the starting point of this 26 km
route which
runs parallel to the Monegros C
anal and the Violada irriga-
tion canal; both infrastructures were built at the end of the
19th century and implied an econom
ic boost for this area.
Sierra de San Quílez (H
uesca). A 7.3 km
walk in the area su-
rrounding Binéfar, through holm oak w
oods, almond and olive
groves, vegetable patches and the Aragon and C
atalonia Canal
in 1909, over which the San Q
uílez shrine looms.
Sifón de Albelda (H
uesca). The com
missioning
of the
Aragon and C
atalonia Canal in 1909 brought an essential chan-
ge to agriculture in the area, leading to a change from dryland to
irrigation crops. This Natural Trail is slightly over 10 km
long and allow
s the visitor to appreciate this engineering works.
Castejón de M
onegros (Huesca). This N
ature Trail crosses a landscape dom
inated by the nearby Alcubierre Sierra This trail
is composed of tw
o short routes, the main attraction of both
being the fountains that provide water to this tow
n.
River G
uadalaviar (Teruel). This pleasant 4.1 km runs along the
River Guadalaviar canyon, an area betw
een the Arquillo Reservoir and the San Blas neighbourhood in Teruel w
here the sight of gol-den eagles, Egyptian vultures and griffon vultures is not uncom
mon.
Ojos N
egros (Teruel). This 49 km long N
ature Trail reclaims
part of the layout of the mining railw
ay of the Ojos N
egros mi-
nes. It starts in Santa Eulalia and passes through Cella and Teruel though the w
ide Jiloca valley and the Teruel plains.
Val de Zafán (Teruel). Three Nature Trails run along the ancient railw
ay line of the sam
e name: Val de Zafán, Terra Alta and Baix Ebre. The Val de
Zafán Natural Trail (35.9 km
) runs across the Matarraña County, w
hich is a m
elting point for cultural elements from
Aragon, Catalonia and Valencia.
River Ebro G
R-99 (C
antabria, Burgos, V
itoria, Rioja,
Navarre, Zaragoza, H
uesca, Lleida, Tarragona). For cen-turies, the Ebro valley has been occupied by m
any cultures, and proof of its rich cultural past rem
ains along its course. The Ebro river spans 1.280 km
from Reinosa to Tortosa, a long course
along which its natural and cultural richness m
ay be enjoyed.
Somontano de Barbastro (H
uesca). Rich with natural and cultural
heritage, the Somontano de Barbastro County, in the province of H
uesca, offers the possibility of enjoying stunning landscape and practising outdoors sport in the beautiful Sierra de G
uara mountain range. The 52
km of this N
atural Trail run almost entirely though this m
ountain range.
Hoya de H
uesca (Huesca). Starting in Bierge, and linking w
ith the nearby county of Som
ontano de Barbastro and the Nature Trail of
the same nam
e, this trail of 133 km (in 8 stages) allow
s the walker
to visit landmarks such as the Sierra de G
uara, the Salto de Roldán (Roland’s Jum
p), as well as the tow
ns of Riglos, Murillo and Agüero.
Montfalcó to M
ont-Rebei gorge (H
uesca, Lleida). This 4.1 km
trail for heights lovers allows the visitor to explore the spectacular li-
mestone orography of the Sierra del M
ontsec, on which the N
oguera Ribagorzana river has carved the narrow
Mont-Rebei gorge.
Loreto and the Canfranc Railw
ay Line, Canfranero (Huesca).
This walk around the city of H
uesca is formed by a 9.8 km
main course
and two deviations w
hich lead to the town of Alerre and to the Alberca
de Loreto pond, a beautiful natural scenery rich with w
ater birds.
Matarraña-A
lgars (Teruel, Zaragoza). This Nature Trail,
68 km long and divided into 6 stages, runs for the m
ost part in the M
atarraña, following the river of the sam
e name, and at
Valdertormo joins the Val de Zafán N
atural trail.
Agua Soriano. A
ntonino Route (Soria, Zaragoza, N
avarre). From
Tudela to Soria, this Nature Trail spans the distance betw
een the Ebro and D
ouro basins. A historical 113.5 km route w
hich leads us from
Celtiberians settlements though Rom
an remains and into
the Middle Ages, under the w
atchful eye of the Moncayo.
Tagus (Teruel,
Cuenca,
Guadalajara,
Madrid,
Toledo, C
áceres). A route stretching over m
ore than 1,000 km to
the Atlantic see and which runs along the longest river in the
Iberian Peninsula, from the M
ontes Universales, in the Sierra de
Albarracín, w
here its source is located, to Cáceres, w
here the ri-ver leaves Spain to continue its w
ay through Portugal to Lisbon.
Santander - Mediterraenan Sea (Zaragoza). This Trail (al-
most 15 km
long) is connected to the historical link between the
Cantabrian coast and the Mediterranean Sea. The centre of this trail
is the town of Calatayud, a historical m
elting point of the Jewish
and Baroque cultures, and which boasts an im
portant heritage,.
NATU
RE TRAILS
IN A
RA
GÓ
N
El Somontano Barbastro N
TA
gua Soriano NT. A
ntonino RouteThe Tagus N
T
The
Ebro
NT
GR-
99
Hoy
a de
Hue
sca
NT
Gui
de t
o th
e Na
ture
Tr
ails
of S
pain
Sinc
e 19
93 t
he M
inis
try
for
Agric
ultu
re a
nd F
ishe
ries,
Food
an
d th
e En
viro
nmen
t’s N
atur
e Tr
ails
Pro
gram
aim
s to
rest
ore
form
er t
rans
port
infra
stru
ctur
es s
uch
as r
ailw
ay t
rack
s, ca
tt-
le tr
ails
and
trad
ition
al ro
utes
, for
pub
lic u
se a
nd e
njoy
men
t.
Thes
e ro
utes
take
us
to th
e co
untr
ysid
e to
dis
cove
r the
bio
-di
vers
ity a
nd b
eaut
y of
our
pre
ciou
s na
tura
l her
itage
, and
di
scov
er t
he v
illag
es, s
ight
s, tr
aditi
ons
and
peop
le t
hat
are
part
of t
he u
niqu
e cu
ltura
l lan
dsca
pe o
f our
cou
ntry
.
We
invi
te y
ou to
vis
it th
e N
atur
e Tr
ails
in A
ragó
n an
d off
er
you
the
keys
to e
njoy
the
trip
. We
only
ask
one
thin
g of
you
: do
not
forg
et t
o le
ave
ever
ythi
ng a
s yo
u fo
und
it. T
he c
on-
serv
atio
n of
thes
e pa
thw
ays
is a
lso
your
resp
onsi
bilit
y.
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NAVARRA
C A N T A B R I A
S E G O V I A
SORIA
CUENCA
BURGOS
LA RIOJA
MADRID
LLEIDA
TARRAGONA
BARCELONA
GIRONA
CASTELLÓN
GUADALAJARA
ÁLAVA
GUIPÚZCOA
JACA
ALQUÉZAR
BIERGE BENABARRE
MONZÓNALBELDA
BINÉFAR
SALLENT DELGALLEGO
TARAZONA
CALATAYUD
UTEBO
EJEA DE LOSCABALLEROS
AGÜERO
LOARRE
FRAGA
BARBASTRO
CASTEJÓN DE MONEGROS
ALMUDÉVAR
ALAGÓN
GALLUR
ALCAÑIZ
NONASPE
MAELLA
MAELLA
FAYÓN
BECEITE
ALBARRACÍN
HUESCA
ZARAGOZA
TERUEL
Pedro Saputo NT
The Sierra de San Quilez NT
The Montfalcó to el Congost de Mont-Rebei NT
Sifón del Albelda NT
The Loreto and the Canfranero NT
El Somontanode Barbastro NT
The Tagus NT
The Matarraña-Algars NT
Val de Zafán NT
The Tarazonica GW-NT
The Ebro NT
Castejón de Monegros NT
Agua Soriano NT. Antonino Route
River Guadalaviar NT
The Hoyade Huesca NT
Ojos Negros NT
Lanuza Reservoir NT
Santander-Mediterráneo NT(Calatayud stage)