Albarracin – Pinares de Rodeno – Pinturas Rupestres

Beautiful walk, very varied with good trails, constantly spectacular rock formations and an abundance of prehistoric rock paintings.
The rock formations are very popular for bouldering, a discipline of rock climbing where you do not use ropes for security but puts mats under the rocks to break the fall. Don’t be surprised if you see climbers walking around with something that looks like a giant backpack, these are the folded mats.
The rock paintings are, as usual, tricky to find but with the necessary perseverance you can spot a figure here and there.
In general, a great walk in beautiful surroundings.

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The grade of this walk is S/B, which means
S – Strenuous: More than 600 metres ascent and/or more than 15km in length with steep, loose or heavily vegetated sections.
B – Less than half the route on rough ground.

Nearest town	Albarracin
Directions to start	From the A23 motorway running from Valencia NW past Teruel. Albarracin lies roughly NW of Teruel on the A1512 road. Park on the outskirts at the tourist info office car park.
Start point (Lat/Long)	40.408099, -1.439611 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab)
Length (km)	16.00
Ascent (metres)	465
Walking time (hours)	4.25
Total time (hours)	6.25
Recommendations or Restrictions	None