Teruel Province
High and handsome. That’s Teruel province. It’s also full of footpaths, with not many people to walk them. An ideal place for those who like to be alone while they wander (and wonder). It lies inland from Valencia, in the south of the Aragón region. Teruel has vast open spaces, with the void filled by mountain ranges, farmland and traditional ways of life that continue to exist in a fast-changing world. If you bought the T-shirt, ‘I like mountains and maybe three people’, then Teruel is definitely the place for you
Up the Alto del Hornillo
Once again it is the GR-8 long-distance footpath which is our meat and drink, providing the basis for a couple of walks from Valdelinares. The closest very high spot is the summit of Alto del Hornillo which, the trig point at the top tells us, is 2,002 metres above...
Valdelinares ravine route
Following the GR-8 long-distance footpath towards Fortanete, our destination is the wide ravine – the Barranco de Zoticos; a spectacular work of nature with towering cliffs and verdant pine forest. The GR-8 runs along the side of the ravine on a wide strip of land...
Cantavieja calling
The final destination in the Maestrazgo of Teruel province – land of the Templars and the truffle – is Cantavieja. With regards to that last statement, bear in mind that by and large you have more chance of seeing a truffle here than a charging knight on a trusty...
Cantavieja to Fortanete
The GR-8 leaves Cantavieja on the western side of the Old Town. To get on the footpath, walk up the Calle Mayor, passing the tourist office. Go as far as Calle Calvo Sotelo, just before the porticoed square, and turn left to head down to the town walls. Spot the...