FC. Santander Mediterraneo.GW (Calatayud.section) - Spanish Green Ways Itineraries

CONDITIONED GREENWAY

LOCATION: Ribota section: Between Calatayud and the municipal boundary with Torralba de Ribota. Jiloca section: Between Calatayud and the municipal boundary with Paracuellos del Jiloca ZARAGOZA Length: 9,1 Km Ribota section: 7,4 km. Jiloca section: 1,7 km Municipalities: Calatayud Users: Accessibility level: * Difficult. Surface with sections of loose gravel. An incline at the end of the Ribota section Type of surface: Compacted gravel
Natural setting: Ribota section: This section runs between farmland, where orchards of the Jalón meadowlands alternate with cereal croplands in the white landscape (limestone and gypsum) flanking the banks of the Ribota. On the horizon to the south-west lies the Sierra de Armantes mountains with their characteristic reddish tones near the summit where the wind has eroded the limestone creating weird and wonderful formations (Castles). Jiloca section: River Jiloca meadowland and orchards Cultural heritage: Calatayud: It has a large monumental city centre. Infrastructure:: Greenway Ribota section: The bridges over the rivers Jalón and Ribota have been restored Jiloca section: Old hut at level crossing with barriers. Greenway equipment: Ribota section: Furniture (tables, benches, bike racks, etc.), protections (railings and bollards), signage (directional and warning), and information panels (flora, railway history, etc.). Rest area by the cemetery. Jiloca section: Cifuentes rest area with picnic tables, barbecues, and a water fountain Access: Ribota section: Media Vega Industrial Estate (km 0): The greenway starts here at the confluence of the streets of the Media Vega Industrial Estate and the easternmost end of the dirt track Camino Fuerzas Armadas. The latter runs from the bridge over the Jalón on the old N-IIa road (Avenida Fuerzas Armadas) to the Media Vega Industrial Estate, running around the north of the Academia de Logística building. Those arriving on foot or cycling from the Jalón nature trail can reach the start of the greenway via the Camino Fuerzas Armadas dirt track. Those arriving by car can reach the Media Vega Industrial Estate from the N-234 road, but when parking they should take care to respect other road users. Calatayud Cemetery (Km 1): Access to the cemetery at Km 261 of the N-234. Municipal boundary with Torralba de Ribota (Km 7.5): The greenway ends at Km 268.2 of the N-234 Jiloca section: Cifuentes rest area (Km 0): By car you can reach this rest area from the Monasterio de Piedra road. At Km 3 of the A-202 there is a roundabout in between a bridge over the modern railway line and an underpass under the A-2 motorway. At the roundabout we ignore the roads leading onto and off the motorway and instead take the old road to the monastery in the direction of Calatayud. 400 m along, the road crosses the greenway. Just before crossing the greenway, on the left there is a dirt track which leads to the Cifuentes rest area. If you are arriving by bike or on foot it is best to use the old road to the monastery. To do this you take the turn-off at Km 1 of the A-202. Then 1.7 km along the old, mainly traffic-free, road you reach the point where the greenway crosses the road. How to get there: Train: Calatayud station. Long distance services (Ave Madrid-Barcelona-french border) and Urbans: Telf. 912 320 320; www.renfe.es Bus: Calatayud bus station: www.atobusescalatayud.com Connections: Zaragoza: 85 km from Calatayud Tourism information: Calatayud tourism office: telf. 976 886 322; email: oficinaturismo@calatayud.es Managing entity: Calatayud Town Hall: Telf. 976 881 314; www.calatayud.es Connections with other routes and greenways: The Natural Trail/Greenway of the Santander-Mediterranean Railway in Calatayud consists of two sections separated by the city of Calatayud but connected in the following way. The southeast end of the Ribota section joins the dirt track called Camino Fuerzas Armadas which, heading westwards, runs around the northern side of the Academia de Logística building. The Camino Fuerzas Armadas leads to the bridge over the old N-IIa road (Avenida Fuerzas Armadas). On the far side of the bridge we find a green path – a pedestrian and cycle path with a surface of green asphalt – which runs around the city of Calatayud following the banks of the River Jalón upstream. In the Parque de La Serna park we leave the green path and continue along the riverside path on the right (south) bank of the river. This path ends very close to where the old monastery road leads off from the new Monasterio de Piedra road (Km 1 of the A-202). The old, mainly traffic-free, road crosses the greenway 1.7 km further along. Other sections of the old Santander-Mediterranean Railway have also been recovered in Soria, Burgos and Cantabria. In Aragon there are plans to recover a section from Calatayud to Caminreal to link up the old Santander-Mediterranean Railway with the Ojos Negros Greenway. The end result will be longest greenway in Spain. In Calatayud the greenway shares some of its route with the Camino del Cid (The Way of El Cid).

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