Path: Maestrazgo Overland Teruel
Duration: Designed for 7 days, although personally I did the journey in 6 days, fellow travelers stayed 2 more days, ending in the sea.
Tour: trip started from Madrid taking Regional Express train to take us to Zaragoza, from there we took another shuttle Regional bring us closer to the tee with bicycles, in the town of Caspe.
Cartography: In Teruel Regional map, scale 1: 200,000, okay.
Approximate distance (bike ride): Approximately 260 Kms
Directions: Regional Express Train: Madrid-Zaragoza and the Regional train-Caspe Zaragoza-Barcelona-Mora, getting off course, in the town of Caspe.
How re: Regional Train-Mora-Caspe Barcelona-Zaragoza and Zaragoza-Madrid train. In particular I grabbed in La Puebla de Hijar, so from there, get to Zaragoza.
Bike Recommended Any bike can be used, although it is best to use a mountain.
overnight Where: In principle you can always use the tent, although in our case, we made use of hostels, guesthouses and hostels like Pitarque.
Recommended time: Less winter in any of the other seasons. We did it in spring but Fall also has to be right.
Challenges: Primarily tough and rugged terrain of the landscape hardens the trip, but in return, the traveler is rewarded more than offset by the beautiful surroundings and beautiful places that has this part of the Iberian Peninsula.
Highlights of the route:
Maestrazgo In the region of Teruel two elements make up the landscape: the rock and a number of rivers like the Guadalope, the Pitarque and popcorn.
There are three types of diverse landscape with high altitude as one moves south. In the south are altitudes of 1800 meters, near Cantavieja; in the middle are deep ravines and narrow valleys with vertical rocky cliffs as the Guadalope. In the north the mountains eroded Maestrazgo offers curious folds among which are those near the town of Castellote.
The beautiful locales like Mirambel and Cantavieja, Cañada de Benatanduz, Villarluengo, Pitarque with the beautiful birth that gives the town its name and wealth Cañart Caves, Mills, making this route a real pleasure for the senses.
Coming near and you will know.
