We transcribe here the route designed by the City Council of Streets, in the variant 1 o Family Route of the Roman Aqueduct of Peña Cortada is the most direct and easiest to visit the most important and best preserved sections of the site.
One of the best routes in the region, close to our accommodations
Trail located in the municipality of Calles
chulilla
round trip
This spectacular trail is in the municipality of Calles a 16 km from Chulilla. It passes through spectacular landscapes and leads to the Roman Aqueduct of Peña Cortada.
It is a round trip route, direct along the Rambla de Alcotas, although you can continue to Chelva following the PRCV 92 to visit the parts of the aqueduct located in the neighboring town taking into account that you will have to return to Calles if you have the vehicle parked there.
The departure is from the entrance of the municipality, next to the bridge that gives access to the town. We will descend some 100 meters along the path parallel to the river to enter the mill slope that will take us to the Hermitage of Santa Quiteria.
Once in the hermitage, We will continue along the parallel street and take the paved road that crosses under the CV-35 viaduct.
We will follow this path along which we will cross the Rambla de Alcotas until 3 times. From the third crossing of the rambla and after ascending a small hill we will access the parking area and the Torre Castro fountain., where we will find a small rest area to gain strength and continue the path.
A few meters ahead, after placing ourselves in the Rambla de Alcotas ravine at the foot of Torre Castro, We will take the path that appears on the left to begin the ascent along stone steps.. We will cross the walkway and continue the ascent to the Rambla viewpoint along the path delimited by fences and chains..
We will continue ascending the path until we find the next information panel that gives us access to the first sections of tunnels and pipelines included in this variant ( There are more sections discovered or in the process of discovery in the other two variants)
Once we reach the tunnels and pipelines we simply have to follow them until we reach the famous cut in the mountain that gives its name to more than 28 Discovered km of the Peña Cortada deposit. Once we have crossed the cut we will immediately reach the Barranco de la Cueva del Gato Bridge. the most spectacular of the Tour.
After arriving here we have the option to continue 1 Another kilometer to visit the remains of the Rambla de Alcotas Bridge, from which we will retrace our steps to return to the town of Calles.
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