El Maestrazgo – the towns
There are a number of towns/villages in the Maestrazgo area which visitors can use as a base for walking. They form a cluster around the highest mountains in Teruel province. The ones highlighted in the following posts are Mora de Rubielos, Allepuz, Fortanete,...
River Alcalá canyon route
This is a terrific round walk on the PR-TE 26 footpath; sections also follow the GR-8. The canyon which carries the Alcalá river is one of the most dramatic natural features of the area – and our route runs through pine woods, along the top of the canyon and then...
Ascending Peñarroya
At 2,028 metres, Peñarroya is the highest peak in Teruel province. But, because it is surrounded by land which is also at a high altitude, it does not appear to be such a colossal mountain. However, up top it’s a wonderful spot to observe the surrounding...
Discovering Allepuz
Continuing our exploration of the Maestrazgo region of Teruel, the new base for walks is Allepuz. This small village is handily placed between four other of our walking destinations; Mora de Rubielos, Fortanete, Valdelinares and Cantavieja. If you are considering a...
Out west – the Echo valley
The verdant Echo valley (also called ‘Hecho’) lies to the north-west of the historic city of Jaca in the region of Aragón, close to the border with Navarra. There are dozens of routes to choose from on waymarked trails, including the GR-11 trans-Pyrenean footpath. If...
Allepuz – Vuelta a Sollavientos
The ‘Vuelta a Sollavientos’ route is a cracker – and not too long, weighing in at 8km. As the ‘vuelta’ bit in the title suggests, it is a circular walk which comes back to Allepuz after dipping in and out of the Sollavientos valley/ravine that runs close to the...
Vuelta a Sollavientos – part 2
On the ‘Vuelta a Sollavientos’ route from Allepuz we had reached the river, blocking the path. At this point we look left. It appears to be an impenetrable wall of rock. But a waymark indicates that it isn’t. There is a natural passageway which goes through. So, bear...
Echo valley; conquer the castle
Like a famous mountain in the south of Spain named after a fortified structure, the Castillo d’Archer (Archer’s castle) looks impossible to climb from many angles. However, every castle has a gate, and – in the same way that the summit of Alcazaba (the...
Cataluña lake district
If you love lakes of the glacial variety then this is the place to visit. There are more than 200 of them packed in between peaks which soar up to nearly 3,000 metres. Looking at the map, there appears to be more water than land in some areas. Footpaths weave between...
Allepuz – the pillars of wisdom
Don’t let the headline confuse you. Because there are a lot more than seven. The stone pillars stretch across the landscape like some baffling expression of pagan worship. In the vast emptiness of Teruel they seem eerie and the first question that springs to...
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