The Pantaneros Route and the Suspension Bridges

What it is

It is the route the workers on the Loriguilla reservoir took to work from Chulilla in the 1950s, and today the best-known walk in inland Valencia. It runs along the upper edge of the Turia gorges, inside the Los Calderones municipal natural area, a limestone canyon with sheer walls more than 80 metres high. It crosses the canyon twice by suspension bridges; the highest is about 15 metres above the river and more than 20 long. Along the way you pass from the riverside woodland to Mediterranean scrub.

The route

It leaves from Plaza de la Baronía: follow Calle Maestro Amblar until you leave the village by the road, pass the El Altico hostel and, a few metres on, on the left, is the sign for the start. The town hall gives 5.05 km of route and medium-high difficulty; Turespaña counts about 10 km, 3 hours and 324 m of ascent there and back from the village, returning by the same path. Near the start, from the Carrucha viewpoint, you can see the Charco Azul.

Fee and rules

An access fee of €1 a day is charged, every day of the week, at the information point at the start of the route. No booking is needed. The bridges are crossed in turns. With children, the town hall asks for caution on the first 50 metres.

With a guide

It is done independently, but if you want someone to tell you the history of the area, Serranía Aventura guides it from September to May, with the fee included. There is a short version, from about age 6, and a circular one of 16 to 18 km that reaches the Loriguilla dam and returns by the Falfiguera rock paintings, from about age 12.