Molino de la Calcetera – La Calcetera Windmill loop from Torrevieja
Molino de la Calcetera – La Calcetera Windmill loop from Torrevieja
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Molino de la Calcetera – La Calcetera Windmill loop from Torrevieja
02:59
53.1km
250m
Mountain biking
Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 16, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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20.7 km
Walk Between Two Seas
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
24.7 km
Molino de la Calcetera
Highlight • Monument
The mill is located in the Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar Nature Reserve. It is one of the area's historic salt mills, which were once used to assist in salt production from the surrounding salt pans. These mills are an important part of the region's history and cultural heritage. Windmills like this one used to move water between the basins to facilitate salt extraction. Today, the mills stand as symbols of traditional salt production and are very popular subjects for photographs.
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24.9 km
La Calcetera Windmill
Highlight • Monument
Formerly used to take water from the sea and dump it on the surface of the salt flats, today they are part of the picturesque landscape of the Salinas de San Pedro del Pinatar.
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26.3 km
San Pedro del Pinatar Promenade
Highlight • Trail
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27.6 km
Quintín Windmill
Highlight • Monument
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27.6 km
Mud Baths at Villananitos Beach
Highlight • Beach
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27.9 km
Coastal and Nature Reserve Walk
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
36.2 km
Torre de la Horadada Watchtower
Highlight • Historical Site
In the town of Torre de la Horadada in Alicante, on the border that marks the boundary between the beaches of the Region of Murcia and those of the Valencian Community, part of the municipality of Pilar de la Horadada, we find one of the watchtowers.
Place and tower, built in 1580 on a previous tower, share the same name. The term "horadada" is based on two different facts, the first refers to the enclave of the tower itself, the Punta de la Horadada, a protrusion from land to the sea whose numerous caves, which are the product of erosion and sea winds, giving a pierced aspect to the landscape.
The structure, with a truncated conical base, has several windows and is topped by a battlement. The interior is accessed through a private residence and the floors through a central space that crosses it from top to bottom. Until the nineteenth century, the tower was used as a transmitter of optical telegraph signals, and despite certain alterations, its state of conservation is good. In 1905 it became the Palace of the Counts of Roche, a title of nobility of Castile, which, presented at the Town Hall of June 15, 1815, was issued in favor of D. Jose Antonio López de Oliver and his son, D. Antonio López de Oliver Tejedo de Teruel, owners of the Roche farm, in the Murcian municipality of La Unión, which has since been passed on to his successors.
The descendants of the Counts are the current owners of the tower, which was declared a Property of Cultural Interest and is under the protection of the Spanish Historical Heritage Act of 1985.
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53.1 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
38.3 km
7.02 km
3.87 km
2.52 km
1.24 km
163 m
Surfaces
25.4 km
24.1 km
1.57 km
1.38 km
428 m
238 m
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