Discover Tramacastilla: Gorges, Hiking Trails and Culture

Between Tramacastilla and Villar del Cobo lies Barrancohondo, a gorge that the Río Guadalaviar has carved into various types of limestone over thousands of years.

Landscape

The Paraje de las Cuevas is located on the Río Noguera near Tramacastilla. The way to the site is signposted from Tramacastilla’s Plaza Mayor. A path alongside the floodplain leads to the Las Cuevas picnic area. Hiking routes leading from Tramacastilla open up gorges, canyons, valleys, and extensive pine, holm oak and juniper forests. For your planning, you can compare the river landscape, gorge, valley and forest as distinct landscape themes.

Hiking and Trails

The PR-TE 3 is catalogued and registered as a tourist hiking trail in Aragon. From Noguera, it reaches Tramacastilla and passes through the Barranco de Las Cuevas. A hiking trail begins in Tramacastilla and runs along a path between orchards to the Las Cuevas recreation area. The hiking trail through the Barranco de Las Cuevas runs along the bed of the Río Noguera and is equipped with footbridges and steps. For your planning, you can compare the trails by landscape, route and the trail features mentioned.

The trails present different forms of travel: the PR-TE 3 connects the route from Noguera to Tramacastilla with the Barranco de Las Cuevas, while the path between the orchards leads to the recreation area. In the bed of the Río Noguera, footbridges and steps shape the route; the circular riding route adds a distinctive touch with the Salto de Pero Gil.

Routes and Events

The Camino del Cid is part of Tramacastilla’s tourism and cultural offering. The Salto de Pero Gil is designated in Tramacastilla as a Cidian landmark of the Camino del Cid. A marked circular riding route leads from Tramacastilla to the Salto de Pero Gil.

The Trama Trail is an annual race through the forests of Tramacastilla. The course crosses the Río Guadalaviar at Barrancohondo and at other points.

Culture and Townscape

The Casa Monteagudo y Salinas has four floors, an entrance with a round arch and a coat of arms bearing the inscription “Monteagudo y Salinas”. The Iglesia de Santa Ana is a 17th-century masonry church with three naves. The Ermita de la Magdalena is a 17th-century religious building at the entrance to Tramacastilla.

The processional cross from the parish church of Tramacastilla de Albarracín (Teruel) is a gilded silver work made in an Aragonese workshop in the 15th century. The Ermita de San Roque is a religious building next to the cemetery.

Festivals

The Fiestas patronales de Tramacastilla take place annually and include religious celebrations in honour of the patron saint San Roque, bullfighting events, children’s games, music, traditional meals and the election of the festival queen and her court of honour.

Other Places

Other places: Allepuz, Bello, Libros, Alcañiz, Jarque De La Val, Valdelinares, Guadalaviar, Alcalá De La Selva

To the overarching travel overview: Teruel.