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Cañón del Río Lobos

Castilla y Léon  >  Spain

A beautiful 25 km long gorge with high rock walls, where many Όρνιο can be seen.

Added* by Nart van Hout
Most recent update 10 Δεκεμβρίου 2024

Description

Parque Natural Cañón del Río Lobos is a very beautiful nature reserve. The 25-kilometer-long canyon has rock walls that are sometimes almost 200 meters high. In addition to dozens of Όρνιο you can spot many other birds in a beautiful environment of rugged rock walls and the wooded river valley. Birds that you can encounter include (Κοινός) Κόρακας, Κοκκινοκαλιακούδα, (Ευρωπαϊκό) Βραχοχελίδονο, Καρβουνιάρης, Iberian Magpie, Ασπροπάρης, Πετρίτης, Γερακαετός, Βουνοτσίχλονο and (Ευρωπαϊκός) Νεροκότσυφας.

Details

Access

From San Leonardo de Yagüe, take the SO934 to the car park of the Area Recreativa Puente de los Siete Ojos. Press P for directions to the car park. From the car park, follow the paths along and sometimes through the Río Lobos southwards. The route shown on the map is approximately 7 km in total. However, you can easily make the walk longer or shorter.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Canyon/cliff , River , Scattered trees and bushes , Valley

Conditions

Mountainous , Rocky

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Wide path , Narrow trail , Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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