A good weekend activity for escape from the stress of the city and reconnect with nature is hiking. An adventure within everyone’s reach that combines a weekend getaway and a bit of physical exercise. This selection of routes that we present below are a great plan and include fabulous bridges, footbridges or aqueducts in their routes. You only need comfortable shoes, a good layer of sun cream and leave the vertigo at home. oh! And put a bottle of water in the backpack.
Montrebei Gorge (Lleida)
Basotxerri (Wikipedia)
The Montrebei Gorge separates the autonomous communities of Aragon and Catalonia. It has several routes, short and long, on foot or by kayak. From Montfalcó, in the Aragonese part, you can enjoy its famous footbridges and the suspension bridge that crosses to Catalan lands.
Closed of the Castril river (Granada)
Official website of the Granada Tourist Board
This walk on a wooden walkway is ideal to start hiking. And it is that, although it has little rise, its appeal is not less for being short. You only have to go down to the river from the urban center of the town of Castril and you will arrive at the old power station, excavated in the rock of a hillside in the riverbed. In addition to nature, the old railway sleepers are the stars of the tour. Another positive aspect is that bathing in the river and trout fishing are allowed.
Tagus mills (Ronda, Malaga)
Provincial Council of Malaga
The New Bridge is one of the most recognizable symbols of this Malaga city. It is built with stones extracted from the bottom of the Tagus, it is more than 98 meters high and connects the modern and old neighborhoods. The Molinos del Tajo route is perfect for enjoy the views, the native flora, walls and rock formations. In addition, it allows you to discover the impressive Ronda gorge and is ideal to do with children due to its low difficulty.
Via Ferrata, (La Hermida, Cantabria)
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On the Via Ferrata of La Hermida is one of the longest Tibetan bridges in Spain. It runs over 800 meters high and has a wooden walkway over 100 meters high. Although the itinerary is designed for people who are not used to climbing or hiking, during the entire route you will be protected with a helmet and attached to a steel cable by means of a harness.
Caminito del Rey (Los Gaitanes, Malaga)
Provincial Council of Malaga
A unique natural environment that runs between two gorges, canyons and a great valley This is what the almost 8 kilometers of the Caminito del Rey in Malaga offer. An impressive and totally safe linear route to do as a family.
Los Almadenes Canyon (Hellín, Albacete)
Tourism Castile-La Mancha
Caves, bridges, tunnels and balconies They are found on this curious route adjacent to the Mundo River. A gorge formed as a result of the erosion of the water current on the rock that offers a short but peculiar route.
The footbridges of the Mao river (Lugo)
Ribeira Sacra Tourism.
One of the best hiking trails in the Ribera Sacra is this itinerary with a circular shape and an approximate length of 11 kilometers. Its most impressive section runs through the canyons of the Mao River, very close to its mouth in the Sil River. It is a natural setting full of steep slopes and panoramic views worthy of Instagram.
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