Villamalur está situada en el precioso entorno del Parque Natural de la Sierra de Espadán.
It offers several routes and trails for great walks without looking for big complications.
- Villamalur in the heart of the Sierra de Espadán.
- Trenches of the Cabezo
- More information about Villamalur
Villamalur in the heart of the Sierra de Espadán.
Las trincheras de la línea defensiva XYZ, que se crearon durante la Guerra Civil en España, han sido nuestro destino en esta ocasión para disfrutar de un tranquilo paseo, en el que nos ha acompañado nuestro pequeño y a veces un poco vago compañero Neo.
At the entrance to Villamalur, we leave the car next to the fountain and the village bar, and following the signs we set off towards the trenches. The path is mostly a wide path, known as the route of the 5 senses. Ruta de los 5 sentidos.
We did this route in the middle of spring and with a rainy winter like the one we have had, it has offered us a spectacle of aromas and floral colour due to the great variety of plants and crops that we have observed along the path.
Route of the five senses
An indicative panel will be found along the route to highlight the different directions used at each marked point.
A nuestra izquierda en lo alto de un cerro veremos los restos de algunas paredes del que fue Castillo de Villamalur.
Siguiendo el sendero observamos indicaciones del sendero GR333 que es el gran sendero que recorre los pueblos de la Sierra de Espadán. La nevera de los 4 caminos es otra de las opciones que se nos plantean siguiendo este sendero.
Nosotros nos desviamos del sendero principal siguiendo las indicaciones del horno de cal o calera y trincheras.
Así nos adentramos en un sendero más estrecho y quizás la parte más dificultosa de la ruta. iniciamos el ascenso al Alto del Cabezo, donde se encuentras las trincheras.
We then enter a narrower path and perhaps the most difficult part of the route. We begin the ascent to the Alto del Cabezo, where the trenches are located.
In a final effort we reached the top of the hill where we found the trenches.
Trenches of the Cabezo
The Cabezo Trenches are part of the XYZ defensive line, which was the 150 km defensive line built by the Republican Army during the Civil War.
Villamalur was taken by the 1st Nationalist Division and the Republican Division was grouped in the trenches. After several days of siege, the Nationalist Division finally occupied the trenches, which remained in Franco's hands for the rest of the conflict.
Walking through the trench passages takes you back in time and makes you think about what it would be like to live in these trenches.
The perfect state of conservation of the trenches and the stupendous views that can be seen from their location are well worth doing this route.
View from the trenches, situation of the defensive post on line XYZ
More information about Villamalur
As I said before, this small village offers several possibilities in footpaths through the Natural Park of La Sierra de Espadán, I provide you with some more information about the available routes in the following link:
https://www.turismodecastellon.com/es/municipio/show/631300
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