Hiking

Hiking in and around Alcañiz

 

Suitable for walkers, runners, bikers and Nordic walkers.

Routes organised by the Municipal Sports Service of Alcañiz.

(For more information about the routes visit https://www.wikiloc.com/ and enter the name of the route).

Route 1:  Vuelta a las trincheras. Great route through the surroundings of Alcañiz discovering its nature and some trenches of the Civil War. It is a route of about 17 km, with +386 metres of elevation gain and a duration of 4/5 hours in hiking and about 2 hours for trail runners. 

Route 2: Pasaman. Circular route along the steep Pasaman Mountain. It consists of 19 km with a positive difference in altitude of 333 metres, mainly for mountain bikers with a duration of 1 hour 15 minutes, trail runners about 2 hours or experienced hikers.

Route 3: Sendas y Ermitas. A beautiful route that links two of the main watchtowers in Alcañiz, the hermitage of Santa Barbara and the hermitage of the Virgen de Pueyos Sanctuary, with a distance of 11 km and a difference in altitude of +359 metres. It takes 3 hours walking and 1 hour and 15 minutes on a trail.

Route 4: La Badina. The Guadalope river with its meanders and the energy exploitation of its power stations and dams give rise to places such as La Badina. Route with a duration of 19 km and a difference in altitude of 497 metres. Duration: 3 hours for experienced hikers, 2 hours on trail and 1 hour 30 minutes for mountain bikers.

Route 5: Valdehueso-Camino Ciprés. Pleasant route through the Alcañizana orchard, passing by the Valdehueso winery and also showing a great variety of Alcañizano "masicos". Easy route of about 13 km and a difference in altitude of +191 metres. It takes about 2 hours 45 minutes for hiking and 1 hour 10 minutes for trail running.

Route 6: Las Verticales de Santa Bárbara. A demanding route proposed as a trail training area and for hikers whose objective is long hikes or ascents. Distance of 9.5 km, positive difference in altitude of 326 metres and a duration of 2 hours 45 minutes hiking and 1 hour 10 minutes trail.

Route 7: Alcañiz-Mezquín-Guadalope. Spectacular MTB route for lovers of solitude and "quality" mountain bike trails. Distance of 30 km, positive difference in altitude of 461 metres and a duration of 2 hours.

Route 8: La Mangranera. An almost unknown landscape with the impressive patch of Aleppo pine forest of the "Mangranera". Distance of 10 km and a difference in altitude of 90 metres. Duration 2 hours hiking and 55 minutes trail.

Route 9: San Miguel- Las Saladas. The Estanca, the song of the sison, the sinister Hermitage of San Miguel and the ecosystem of Las Saladas make this route a real explosion of the senses. Distance of 18 km and positive difference in altitude of 81 metres. Duration 1 hour 45 minutes trail/running and 1 hour 15 minutes MTB.

Route 10: Vuelta Val de Judios. Interesting route for the practice of Nordic walking and its enjoyment. Elevation gain of 157 metres and a distance of 8 km.

Route 11: El camino del ciprés.  The classic of classics, this is the route most used by walkers, runners or bikers from Alcañiz and also as a Nordic walking route. Distance of 7 km, positive difference in altitude of 119 metres and duration of 45 minutes for runners and 1 hour 15 minutes for Nordic walking.