# Sunday in Montanejos: the Estrechos trail and a swim at 25 degrees

Three hours above the Mijares canyon, lunch in the square and the afternoon at the Fuente de los Baños, with the water at 25 °C all year round.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/montanejos/itineraries/narrows-trail-and-25-degree-swim · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:30 · Salida: 1 h by car (CV-20 via Onda, about 65 km)
- 09:30 · Los Estrechos and Chillapájaros Trail (Los Estrechos trail · 8.6 km · 3 h)
  - 10 min on foot
- 13:00 · Fuente de los Baños (First look at the Fuente from the river path · 15 min)
  - 15 min on foot
- 14:00 · La Taberna (La Taberna, on the square · tapas and venison · €€) · La Taberna, €€
  - 15 min on foot
- 16:00 · Fuente de los Baños (Swim at the Fuente de los Baños · 2 h)
- 18:00 · Vuelta (You reach Castellón around 19:00)

Montanejos is an hour from Castellón and an hour and a quarter or an hour and a half from Valencia and Teruel. It is the mountain-and-water Sunday of inland Castellón: a trail above a canyon with walls over 100 m high and, after lunch, a swim in a river pool with the water at 25 °C, in summer and in winter.

## The day, hour by hour

8:30 · Set off. From Castellón, CV-20 via Onda, about 65 km with bends at the end. From Valencia, A-23 and CV-195. Park in the free Corral de Prats car park; check free spaces at visitmontanejos.com.

9:30 · Estrechos trail. It starts from the riverside promenade next to the Fuente ticket booth, climbs along the GR-7 to the viewpoints over the Chillapájaros wall and drops to a bridge over the river. It is 8.6 km, 3 h and 460 m of ascent, waymarked in white and purple. There are narrow stretches: wear mountain footwear.

13:00 · The Fuente, in passing. On the way back, look in at the pool to see where you will swim later.

14:00 · La Taberna. On Plaza de España. Grilled octopus and venison fillets with port, or chuletón cooked on a stone. On Sundays it opens at midday; closed on Tuesdays.

16:00 · Fuente de los Baños. A swim in the Mijares pools, at 25 °C, between limestone walls. Out of season, free. From 26 June to 6 September 2026, and some weekends in June and September, the ticket has to be bought online days in advance.

18:00 · Head home. In Castellón around 19:00.

## With children or teenagers

With little ones, swap the Estrechos for the family trail: 4.2 km and 1 h 30. Next to the Fuente there are picnic areas and play areas. With teenagers, from late March to late October, the class III rafting with Somos Aventura (from €40, from age 8) fills the morning and includes entry to the Fuente.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
CV-20 from Castellón, about 65 km. From Valencia, A-23 and CV-195. Free Corral de Prats car park.

## Consejos

### Big towel and water shoes
The bottom is stone and, in winter, getting out of the water is cold.

### In summer, buy the ticket earlier
Three to five days ahead at visitmontanejos.com.

### Trail first
Walk while it is cool and leave the swim for the sunniest hour.

## Cuándo no ir

A Sunday in August without a ticket: on capacity-control days you cannot enter the site.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take from Castellón to Montanejos?
Around an hour, about 65 km on the CV-20.

### Do I have to pay for the Fuente de los Baños?
Only on capacity-control days, in summer. The rest of the year it is free.

### Is the Estrechos trail difficult?
Medium difficulty: 8.6 km, 460 m of ascent and some narrow stretches.

### Where can I eat on Sunday?
La Taberna, in the square, opens at midday on Sundays.