The best MTB trails around Graja De Iniesta

Hiking: Popular routes, such as the "Engineer's House" trail, offer viewpoints overlooking the reservoir and the Cabriel River gorges. Guided tours: Occasionally, the Hydrographic Confederation and the Villargordo Town Council organize tours and talks in the village of Contreras. Historic roads: The abandoned section of the old N-III highway and the Contreras Hills attract engineering enthusiasts, with their original 20th-century asphalt and signage.

Contreras Dam (Contreras Reservoir), located on the border between Cuenca and Valencia provinces. It lies between Villargordo del Cabriel (Valencia) and the Cuenca municipalities of La Pesquera, Mira, Enguídanos, and Minglanilla, spanning the Cabriel and Guadazaón rivers. Below the dam is the historic Contreras Bridge, built between 1845 and 1851 by Lucio del Valle, part of the old zigzag mountain pass.

It was built in 1972 at the confluence of the Cabriel and Guadazaón rivers. The dam height is 129 metres. Its purpose is, among other things, to supply water to the city of Valencia. The Contreras Bridge was built between 1845 and 1851 by the engineer Lucio del Valle. To descend the ravine, he had to build a zigzag road that formed the port of Contreras.

It was built in 1972 at the confluence of the Cabriel and Guadazaón rivers. The dam height is 129 metres. Its purpose is, among other things, to supply water to the city of Valencia. The Contreras Bridge was built between 1845 and 1851 by the engineer Lucio del Valle. To descend the ravine, he had to build a zigzag road that formed the port of Contreras.

The bridge is built of carved stone and is founded with the same rocks that can be found on the banks of the river. Its single eye has about 33 m of span, making it one of the largest bridges of its kind not only in Spain, but also on the European continent.

Vadocañas Bridge It is a viaduct of Roman origin that connects the regions of Cuenca and Valencia passing over the waters of the Cabriel in a protected space known as the Hoces del Cabriel Natural Park – cataloged as a Natural Reserve on its La Mancha slope.

It is a mountain peak located in the vicinity of the Valencian municipality of Villargordo del Cabriel, in the enclave of the Hoces del Cabriel Natural Park, a privileged natural environment that serves as a border with the neighboring region of Castilla – La Mancha. This peak has an altitude of around 1040 m and from its summit it is possible to obtain privileged views of the Sierra del Rubial to which this rocky promontory belongs. The panoramic view offered from this point allows you to see all the towns in the Requena-Utiel region in which this Natural Park is included. Likewise, from the Moluengo peak it is possible to see the depression of the Cabriel River and the neighboring plains of Cuenca. It is possible to go up to the Moluengo peak and cross the privileged natural environment that surrounds it thanks to one of the routes that cross the Hoces del Cabriel Natural Park, known as the yellow route, which starts from the town of Villargordo del Cabriel and leads the traveler to the top of Moluengo. Along this itinerary, which has an extension of 16 km, it is possible to visit places such as the town of Moluengo, the Fonseca viewpoint, the Oliva fountain or the Vadocañas bridge, over the waters of the Cabriel river and which constitutes the point at which the route ends.

Until 2016, it held the record for the bridge with the longest concrete arch span in Spain and stands out for its slenderness and visual beauty. Now, the largest is the Alcántara reservoir viaduct, built in 2019 for the Madrid-Extremadura High Speed line.