BTT Route La Caduerna Route
- Route code
- CCL-NUE-005
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- By bike (4.5 h.)
- Length
- 41 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 1,328 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium-High
The route runs through landscapes of high peaks and winding paths of lush vegetation, crisscrossed by various banks and fountains where chestnut trees, oaks and repopulated pine forests abound, habitat for a varied wild fauna with emblematic species such as Iberian wolf, roe deer, deer, and wild boar. . The route is partly located in the area of influence of the LIC " Riberas del Río Manzanas y Alfuentes"
In the urban area of Nuez, the Fuente Grande or Romana and the Ricasenda fountain stand out, as well as numerous buildings built in the traditional style of Alistana architecture. Of its buildings, the most notable is the Church of Santa María.
The town of Nuez de Aliste has historically taken advantage of its abundant water resources to use power for grinding in the abundant flour mills , the Molino de Lujo being the most prominent.
On the banks of the Manzanas River , which originates in the Sierra de la Culebra, there are recreational areas in the " La Chanera" area, which, presenting a cross-border character, delimits the natural space of the Montesinho Natural Park in Portugal, where the river beach belongs to the towns of Nuez and Quintanilha, being a place of great influx of tourists in summer.
Get to know the surroundings
Address and map location
- Postal address Nuez (Trabazos). Zamora
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