Montfalcó footbridges over the Noguera Ribagorzana river
From north to south of Aragon we find river routes in which footbridges have been installed to make them passable. What lucky lookouts! It is a privilege that was previously only reserved for canyoneers or other athletes. Although they have different degrees of difficulty, footbridges, bridges and stairs have made these paths along rivers much more accessible.
Doing some research, we know that some of these catwalks had as their original function access of workers to dams or hydroelectric plants. Today, these flights of stairs, footbridges or suspension bridges are inserted into very attractive tourist routes. The adventure runs alongside rivers, ravines and waterfalls.
16 kilometers with 300 meters of vertical drop under your feet
When considering these routes, all those consulted refer us to similar advice: get information in advance, bring enough water for the entire section, protect yourself from the sun and be aware of whether our physical condition and that of our companions is consistent with the difficulty of the route. It seems obvious, but we must remember again the need to carry a suitable footwear. No flip flops.
MONTFALCÓ - CONGOSTO DE MONT REBEI (Viacamp, Huesca)
We begin our list with what is considered one of the best tourist experiences in Aragon. The footbridges of Montfalcó over the Noguera Ribagorzana river , the natural border between the Aragonese and Catalan Pyrenees, are quite an adventure with which to put our vertigo to the test. wander through the overhangs nailed to the rock it is not available to everyone. The Mont Rebei gorge is a huge crack that reaches up to 300 meters of vertical drop. The total route is 16 kilometers in which it is saved a positive slope of 900 meters.
Tie your shoelaces: you will need almost six hours to overcome this wonderful route which also includes a suspension bridge suspended 35 meters high that separates the two aforementioned autonomous communities.
Going through the catwalks of Montfalcó is not a plan of those who improvise, it is better to be informed.
PARRISSAL ROUTE (Beceite, Teruel)
It is fortunate to be able to look out over the crystal clear waters of the matarraña river, the same one that gives its name to this beautiful region of Teruel, together with its birth in the Estrets del Parrissal, a canyon 60 meters high and 1.5 meters wide.
Parrissal Route
This activity can only be completed in its entirety during the warm months, because the increase in flow with the rains makes it impracticable the rest of the year. After a walk of less than a kilometer, you reach the area of wooden footbridges through which the remounting of the river begins for approximately one hour. The total route adds 6 kilometers. On the website of the Municipality of Beceite give us more information about this river route.
RAVINE OF THE SOURCE - RIVER VERO (Alquézar, Huesca)
Alquézar, in the Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park, It is a town that all canyoneers know. Thanks to walkway circuit, some of its rivers are accessible to many more hikers of any age and physical condition.
exist different sections enabled, one of them was the one used by the workers of a hydroelectric plant to access it.
The tour adds about 3 kilometers in total in which a drop of 160 meters is saved. The views from the viewpoint verus river are impressive, as well as the number of birds of prey that fly over the walls of the canyon.
To make this tour it is necessary get a ticket on the web which includes accident insurance.
Calomarde waterfall
RAVINE OF THE HOZ (Calomarde, Teruel)
In the small town of Calomarde, in the Sierra de Albarracín we take a circular route through the canyon of the Blanco river or river of the Fuente del Berro less than ten kilometers. Metal walkways, flights of stairs and railings anchored to the wall will help us to complete this beautiful river route that crosses rocky places, areas of thick vegetation and that can be done in less than three hours.
We will complete the day with a visit to the whipped waterfall from this same town: an impressive waterfall of more than 20 meters easily accessible from the road.
STRAITS OF VALLORÉ (Montoro de Mezquita, Teruel)
The guadalope river, tributary of the Ebro, has chiselled between Aliaga and Montoro de Mezquita his most spectacular work: the Straits of Vallore . Located in full Maestrazgo region, the following proposal is a route considered easy.
The straits are cut just three meters wide open between masses of rock over a hundred meters high. These narrow paths, carved into the limestone, constitute a river route that has recently been fitted out with wooden walkways. In total they add a distance of two kilometers that can be done in an hour and a half without too much difficulty. Until the year 2017, This place was inaccessible unless you went up the river itself.
Straits of Vallore