La Carballeda BTT Route
- Route code
- CCL- MOM-003
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- By bike (3.75 h.)
- Length
- 44.2 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 557 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
From the town of Mombuey , once you have passed the AVE route, the 7-kilometer descending route runs along good roads winding through oak groves until you reach the Valparaiso reservoir , where you can enjoy its crystalline waters from the Tera River.
After leaving the dam on the reservoir, the road ascends to pass over the AVE route and reach the N-525, which it crosses through an underground passage, and runs parallel for 2 kilometers on its northern side. A short distance away, the route coincides for 3.7 kilometers with the Camino de Santiago Sanabrés de la Vía de la Plata to reach Rinegro del Puente , where there is a preregrino hostel and the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de la Carballeda is located. which is guarded by the patron saint of the region.
The road crosses Rionegro del Puente and passes under the A-52 and then next to it, just over 1 kilometer, turn looking for the town of Santa Eulalia del Río Negro, 3.4 kilometers away. In a slight ascent of 5 kilometers between brooms, grasslands and oak groves, we arrive at Otero de Centenos to descend to the Negro River , whose fresh clean waters house an impressive recently recovered mill.
Once we have crossed the ZA-P2658 road, turning left we pass through the El Villar picnic area and enter a leafy area of Scots pine to reach Dornillas in 4.6 kilometers, before stepping on 1 kilometer of the ZA-V2634 road, and close From the Ermita de San Tirso go down 2 kilometers of a narrow, leafy and winding path to the bed of the Negro River, to a recreational area where the Ermita de la Ribera is located.
Once we have passed the river next to the fishermen's refuge, 1 kilometer away is Sejas de Sanabria , which we cross to travel 3 kilometers along wide roads and pass by the Hermitage of San Roque , and a little further take the ZA highway. -P2659 in 2 kilometers until reaching the Hermitage of Mombuey . This starting town is home to the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, where its characteristic tower stands out, declared a national monument.
Get to know the surroundings
Address and map location
- Postal address Mombuey. Zamora
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