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Cañón del Río Lobos

Castilla y Léon  >  Spain

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

Added* by Nart van Hout
Most recent update 10 December 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 Griffon Vulture 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 Common Raven, Red-billed Chough, Crag Martin, Black Redstart, Iberian Magpie, Egyptian Vulture, Peregrine Falcon, Booted Eagle, Rock Bunting and White-throated Dipper.

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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