Spain has a great variety of landscapes. If you are a hiking enthusiast, you can take countless trails throughout the Spanish geography. There is a itinerary in Aragon which crosses one of the poldest cattle of our country. This is the Escuriza footbridges.
Where does this hiking route in Aragon start?
THE Region of Andorra – Sierra de Arcos reported a new route from Oliete to the Escuriza footbridges of Teruel. This path is an alternative to the one that has already come Hello. Thanks to it you will be able to access the gorges from both banks.
THE Escuriza River Dam It is one of the oldest in Spain and was put into service in 1898. Since the beginning of 2023, it can be visited safely thanks to the walkways installed by the region.
This new route includes some 12 kilometers long. The trail is fully signposted and starts from Oliete, located an hour and a half from Zaragoza. The route begins towards the hermitage of the Virgen del Cantal and the Calvario de Oliete. Subsequently, it reaches the marshes and the Escuriza footbridges.
Another alternative to the Escuriza footbridges route in Aragon
The other route starts at Alloza and it’s 8 kilometers away. You can do it entirely on foot from the city or shorten it by doing it by vehicle. The last section is the one that gives access to the Escuriza or Congosto reservoir dam, just one kilometer long and with a slope of 65 meters. In this one you will walk combining dirt roads with footbridges. Just before starting it you will find an information board.
The reservoir was accessed by old footbridges made in their time with sheets of dynamite barrels that they used for their construction. In about 700 meters, this path divides into two: on the right, it reaches the base of the dam (about 44 meters high) and the water intake mechanisms and on the left, it climbs to the top of the reservoir.
This active reservoir is the the oldest in the Ebro basin and it was one of the first to be built in Spain. The floods and the need to regulate the waters led to the first studies being carried out at the beginning of the 19th century to build a dam in this area. This was not carried out until 1877.
This itinerary in Aragon It is ideal to do with the family. Due to the lack of difficulty, it can made with children.
