Parrizal de Beceite boardwalks

The Parrizal is the headwaters of the River Matarraña, 5 km from Beceite and about 20 minutes by car from Valderrobres. A path with stretches of wooden boardwalk follows the river upstream between forest and needle-shaped rocks, the gubias, as far as the Estrechos: a canyon about 200 m long with walls over 60 m high that in places are barely a metre and a half apart. Access is regulated, with a ticket per person and per session.

From the cave painting to the Estrechos

It is 7.6 km round trip along the same path, about two and a half hours at a gentle pace. From car park no. 3 you walk about 800 m along a track closed to traffic, past the Fenellassa cave paintings, schematic art from around 3500 BC. Then the path begins: the river on one side, the gubias above and the boardwalks wherever the walls do not allow passage along the bank. At about 3.8 km, an hour and a quarter from the car park, you enter the Estrechos, which since June 2022 can be walked through on boardwalks. From there you return the way you came.

The difficulty is low, but it is mountain terrain: wooden and earth steps, loose stones, roots, narrow stretches and slippery areas. It is not accessible by wheelchair or pushchair; with babies you go with a baby carrier. The Town Council considers it suitable for children from about six years old, depending on the child. There is no phone coverage along the whole route.

If you want to extend it, since October 2022 there are two steeper variants, the Salobre route and the Mina route, which together with the boardwalks make 9 km and about three and a half hours, of medium difficulty. They have an exposed stretch that is not suitable for anyone with vertigo.

Ticket, session and parking

The ticket is compulsory, is bought by card on the ticket website of Beceite Town Council and is valid only for the day and session chosen. Each carries individual insurance, which is why they ask for the DNI or NIE of one person in the group; you buy from 1 to 9 per transaction and they arrive by email, to show on your phone. The platform opens the current month and the next. The tourist office keeps a few for the same day, with no guarantee.

Prices per person in 2026, for over-12s:

• Low season, from 7 January to 15 March: €6 on weekdays and €8 at weekends and public holidays.
• Mid season, from 16 March to 15 June and from 15 September to 6 January: €8 and €10.
• High season, from 16 June to 14 September, Easter and long weekends: €12 every day.

Ages 6 to 11, €3; under-6s, free. Mountaineering federation members pay €6 on showing their card. Money is refunded only if the site closes for reasons of force majeure.

From 25 October to 28 March there is a single session, from 9:00 to 16:00: you enter from 9:00 and must leave before 16:00. From March to October there is a morning session, from 9:00 to 14:00, and an afternoon one, from 15:00 until 20:00 in summer or 19:00 from mid-September.

Car park no. 3 is free for ticket holders and its hours are those of your session; there you will find the toilets, a picnic area and a drinks kiosk. Parking is forbidden on the access road, a narrow two-way road with no hard shoulder. Motorhomes have restricted access on all weekends of 2026 and from 1 June to 30 September.

When not to go

The site is open all year, but it closes in storms, floods or high fire risk. Check the AEMET forecast before buying, because if it closes through your own decision you will not get the ticket refunded. In winter the boardwalks and stones are slippery: boots with a grippy sole and, if you have them, walking poles.

Before or after

Beceite is at the start of the track, and there you can eat at the Fábrica de Solfa, beside the river. The Sunday in Valderrobres with castle and Parrizal combines this route with the castle visit in the morning.