Cristina Morte Landa
Like every spring, the Aragon Natural Network launches its popular “Natural Fridays”; a program of guided walks through the surroundings of five Protected Natural Areas in one of the most beautiful seasons of the year. The initiative, promoted by the General Directorate of Environmental Education of the Government of Aragon , starts this Friday, April 12 and will once again occupy every Friday morning until May 31. All walks to enjoy the environment will start at 10:00 a.m. and end at 12:15 p.m. and it is necessary to register at www.rednaturaldearagon.com.
“Natural Fridays” seeks to promote nature walks so that participants can enjoy the benefits that come with contact with the natural environment and physical exercise while learning about the fauna, flora, traditions or biodiversity that host these areas.
In total there are six guided walks that will be carried out, all of them without difficulty and without great physical demand.
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE PAST (WESTERN VALLEYS NATURAL PARK)
“In the footsteps of the past” is the name of the walk promoted by the Ansó Interpretation Center in the Western Valleys Natural Park. A tour through Paco Ezpelá de Ansó in which visitors will be able to learn about the fauna and flora of the environment.
The path runs through beech, pine, hazelnut and boxwood trees and includes what is known as the “eslinaderas” viewpoint. The meeting point for this walk will be the Ansó Interpretation Center and will take place on April 12, 19 and 26 and May 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31.
HORIZONS FROM THE HEART OF THE SIERRA (LA SIERRA AND GUARA CANYONS NATURAL PARK)
The Santa Cilia de Panzano Interpretation Center carries out an interpreted spring walk around this beautiful town in the Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park . The tour will allow you to learn more about the interpretation of these landscapes and discover the fauna and flora that live in them.
Through this town you can discover the Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park, a benchmark in canyoning and one of the areas of Aragon with the greatest landscape and natural wealth. Santa Cilia de Panzano is, in turn, a picturesque municipality sheltered by the mountains, especially notable for having a privileged location for bird watching.
The tour will depart from the town’s interpretation center on April 26 and May 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31.
TWO TOURS FROM POSETS MALADETA NATURAL PARK
The Posets Maladeta Natural Park , which has the two highest peaks in Aragon (Aneto and Posets or Llardana), can be discovered on these healthy walks thanks to two routes. One of them will be carried out around Benasque, one of the most beautiful towns in the Autonomous Community.
“Between meadows and ravines” is the path that will start from the surroundings of Benasque, capital of the valley, along the Camino de La Saleta. It is a short itinerary that starts from the town center and advances, as its name indicates, between meadows to enter a forest until reaching the Pichirillo viewpoint. This mixed forest has great beauty and a great variety of species such as hazelnuts, birches, pines, oaks or boxwoods, among others.
This will take place on April 12, 19 and 26 and May 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 and will depart from the Benasque Interpretation Center.
The second of the visits is “Touring the banks of the Zinqueta”, designed by the San Juan de Plan Interpretation Center. A river route in which walkers will be able to enjoy different types of trees, bushes and flowers, in addition to learning about the tradition of the orchards of this area of mountain valleys. The tour will depart from the San Juan de Plan Interpretation Center and can be done on April 26 and May 3, 17 and 31.
SAN JUAN DE LA PEÑA AND MOUNT OROEL
The San Juan de la Peña Interpretation Center , in the heart of the Protected Landscape of San Juan de la Peña and Monte Oroel, proposes a tour through some of the most beautiful forests of this Protected Natural Area. Among beech, fir, pine, hazel and holly trees, this mid-mountain landscape is reinforced by the imposing monastery of San Juan de la Peña.
This tour of nature and heritage will depart from the San Indalecio meadow (San Juan de la Peña Interpretation Center), which will take place on April 12 and 19 and on May 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31.
GALLOCANTA LAGOON
The Gallocanta lagoon is one of the most important wetlands in Spain. And is not for less. It is an area of water located between the provinces of Teruel and Zaragoza in the Jiloca region surrounded by cereal, vegetable and alfalfa crops, with some small masses of poplar, rowan or almond trees in its surroundings.
For lovers of fauna and flora, a visit is a unique experience, as a wide variety of birds of prey and aquatic birds make this their habitat. In these “Natural Fridays” a tour of the area through the senses is proposed that will depart from the Interpretation Center of the Natural Reserve on April 12 and 19 and on May 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31.
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