Saltapins, from tree to tree above the Bergantes.

A course of ropes and platforms among the trees, ten minutes from the walls. For the afternoon when the children have had enough stone.

A forest with platforms up to 17 metres

Saltapins is a high-ropes adventure park set up in the woods of the Fàbrica Giner complex, a former textile colony on the banks of the river Bergantes, about 4 km from Morella. The platforms are fixed to the trunks, between 2 and 17 metres off the ground, and you move from one to another by ziplines, Tibetan bridges, vines, hanging stirrups and barrels. Every tree has a different challenge.

The park is divided into five courses, each a different colour and with a minimum age. They do not compete with one another: you choose according to who is going. It is what Morella lacks for children, as it has a castle, towers and a museum but little place to burn off energy.

Which course to choose

• Yellow, ages 3 to 5. Eleven elements 45 cm off the ground and a separate zipline. It lasts an hour and the adult accompanies from below.
• Green, from age 6. Seventeen elements and three ziplines in 45 minutes. It is the first one at real height.
• Blue, from age 9. Twenty-eight elements and four ziplines, an hour and a half. The best fit for a family with primary-school children.
• Purple, from age 12. An hour and three quarters, with the two longest ziplines in the park, of about 100 metres.
• Red, from age 16. The longest, two and a half hours, with the highest platforms. It only runs in the 11:30 session.

Minors always go with an adult who does the course with them, except on the yellow; the park recommends one adult for every three minors. If a teenager wants the red and the rest of the family does not, the purple can be done in parallel from age 12.

Booking, capacity and payment

You can only get in with a booking, on the park's website, for two people or more. On general opening days you can book up to two hours before the session, with a maximum of 20 people per session. Groups of more than ten can ask for another day to be opened, by email or phone; those of more than 55 are split across several sessions. The rates are on its website as a poster; the tourist office says you pay in cash or by card. The opening calendar is not in text on the website: check it in the booking system before you go, especially on weekdays and in winter.

Getting there from Morella

By car, it is about 4 km from Morella to the Fàbrica Giner complex, which is also the welcome point of the Centre BTT Els Ports. In the same valley start the mountain-bike routes from the Fàbrica Giner and the horse rides beside the Bergantes, so you can put together a whole morning without going back to the town.

Fitting it into the day

It works as a counterpoint to the old town. In the morning, the Sant Miquel towers and the Dinosaur Museum; lunch inside the walls at La Fonda Moreno, which prepares takeaway food if you prefer a picnic by the river; and the afternoon in the trees. If you have teenagers and want the red course, reverse the order: Saltapins at 11:30 and the castle in the afternoon, which is open until 17:00 in winter and 19:00 in summer.