Cascajar Narrows

18th of May

The route of the headwaters of the Palancia River is very beautiful and here we will cross the famous Cascajar Narrows, a gorge with water sections and where we can, at times, touch both walls with our hands at the same time.

The tour begins at the Fuente de los Cloticos Recreational Area, a perfectly equipped area with a children’s area, tables, chairs, W.C. and barbecue grills to eat and spend time. Additionally, it has a natural spring, where you can fill your bottles very rich and cold water.

The Cascajar Strait is the most beautiful part of the route, with very dense vegetation formed by willows, poplars, and elms. In the stretch before the gorge, the riparian shrub vegetation invades the path, to the point where you don’t know if you are on a route near Valencia or if you have appeared in Jurassic Park. Finally, you reach the gorge, which is beautiful, and although at times it may not have much water, when we visited there were sections that reached almost up to the waist. The place definitely deserves a place among the most picturesque and beautiful in our routes through the Valencian Community.

Difficulty: medium (12km with 350m elevation gain)
Technical level: medium (some scrambling through the canyon)
Meeting point: Mestalla, parking lot on av. Aragón, 9:00 (return to Valencia ~18:00)
Price: 39 euros (35 euros signing up before Friday, 17.05) / 15 euros coming to Bejís.

The price includes professional guide, transportation, accident and public liability insurances.
Bring at least 1.5l of water, lunch, cap and hiking shoes.
Become a member and get a 6 euros discount for every hike.