Pesquera Ebro - Orbaneja del Castillo

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I think this is the latest I have ever set out on any camino. It was almost 8:30 by the time I left my little hotel. If the sun doesn’t rise until eight, and if I will be walking the entire day in a canyon/gorge, I knew that daylight would be late to arrive. I also knew it was going to be a short day, with virtually no elevation, so I opted for another no-alarm day with coffee in my room. Unfortunately, the bar didn’t open till nine.

I had heard that there was a pedestrian bridge that had been destroyed by flood rains and that had not been replaced. What that meant is that the normal 24 or 25 km route would have to be shortened to 18. So I really took my time. The trail is always close to the river, with little cut outs to go sit on a rock and enjoy the view. The trail is extremely well-maintained, and a big chunk of it, from the hydroelectric plant onward, is a drivable gravel road. It really was a gorgeous 18 km stretch. And every now and then I would see a few enormous raptors take off from on high and circle around.

For the entire way, the audio portion of this walk alternated between my footsteps and hiking poles breaking the total silence, and the sound of water rushing over rocks. Sometimes I was in a dense forest, sometimes walking alongside eroded rock, sometimes with views way up high to the top of the cliffs.

The last 6 km of the walk were on the other side of the river, equally tranquil, but not as beautiful. That’s just because it was so heavily forested, with a lot fewer glimpses of the river or the imposing cliffs. But the compensation was that there were more bird songs.

I had been debating whether to spend an extra night here, but my mind was made up as soon as I entered the town.

I have a couple of local trails to walk tomorrow, and the room I got in the rustic hotel rural includes breakfast! What luxury.Baca lagi