Climb to Castillo de Castro – Sierra del Espadán

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Climb to Castillo de Castro – Sierra del Espadán

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Climb to Castillo de Castro – Sierra del Espadán

05:53

15.7km

800m

Hiking

This Route in the Sierra del Espadán is truly wonderful. Starting from the Arab town of Alfondeguilla, you have a route ahead that takes you to the Castro castle, passing through the beautiful cork oak forests of the Horcajo ravine, the arch known as L'Arquet de la Rambla and the…

by Tourspain

Last updated: May 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc Natural de la Serra d'Espadà

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.32 km

L'Arquet of the Rambla

Highlight • Bridge

L'Arquet is an emblematic arch with a controversial origin (some say it is Roman and others, Arab). Through here the water was transported to the Molinet de Castro, which no longer exists, but was very close.

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7.68 km

Castro Castle

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The Castro Castle, an Arab fortress with an impressive watchtower at a height of about 780 m, was a fundamental bastion of the Moorish resistance at the time of their …

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9.87 km

Castro Icehouse

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This refrigerator was used to store snow for the warmest months of the year.

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15.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.33 km

5.29 km

4.05 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.77 km

6.33 km

1.42 km

951 m

202 m

Elevation

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Wednesday 4 November

17°C

8°C

25 %

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Max wind speed: 3.0 km/h

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Comments

May 29, 2024

This Route in the Sierra del Espadán is truly wonderful. Starting from the Arab town of Alfondeguilla, you have a route ahead that takes you to the Castro castle, passing through the beautiful cork oak forests of the Horcajo ravine, the arch known as L'Arquet de la Rambla and the Castro refrigerator

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