Jara Greenway - Spanish Green Ways Itineraries

Jara Greenway

ATTENTION: Greenway with serious mantenance problems (bad condition of the road surface, lack of lighting inside the tunnels and deficit in the collection of waste). Currently, a solution is being sought to reverse this situation and timely changes will be notified. In the meantime, it is advisable to circulate taking into account this warning and it is strongly discouraged to access or approach the precincts of the stations in a state of abandonment.

Tunnel nº 9 closed (next to the station Nava-Fuentes) by landslides caused by rains. There is an alternative route. However, you can go through the tunnel under the responsibility of the user.

Sometimes a railway is destined to fail. This is the case of the railway designed to link Talavera de la Reina with the rural district of Las Vegas Altas del Guadiana in Extremadura. The difficulty of the route, in which the mountainous nature of the terrain required a huge engineering effort, caused the project to be shelved before its completion.

Today the La Jara Greenway runs between the Montes de Toledo hills and the Villuercas massif in the region of Extremadura.

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CONDITIONED GREENWAY

An adventure through virgin lands, from the shores of the Tajo river to the Sierra de Altamira

LOCATION

Between the Stations of Calera y Chozas (Renfe) and Santa Quiteria
TOLEDO

Length: 52 Km

Users:

More details about accessibility here.

Type of surface:
Greenway with mixed surface: Asphalt and compacted earth

Natural landscape:
The river Tajo valley, Azután Dam. “Dehesa” (Parkland) del Arco. Valley of San Martin. Altamira Range. Jara woods. Landscapes of Granitic Bowlings

Cultural Heritage:
Archeological site of “Ciudad de Vascos” and "Molinos de Ríofrío" (old water mills) at Campillo de La Jara

Infrastructure:
Greenway. 18 tunnels. 6 viaducts. 1 restored train station.

How to get there: From Talavera de la Reina bus station: bus company "La Veloz" goes to Calera y Chozas, Aldeanueva de Barbarroya, La Nava de Ricomalillo, Sevilleja de La Jara, Campillo de La Jara and Puerto de San Vicente and bus company "Vilar" goes to Calera y Chozas

Connections:
Madrid: 150 Km. from Calera y Chozas

Connections with other routes/Greenways:

This Greenway connects with the Vegas Guadiana Greenway through the Villuercas Natural Path. It also has connection with the Natural Path of the Tajo.

More information on the Greenways guide Volume 1

¡ATTENTION!: Lack of lighting in tunnels due to vandalism. It is recommended to use flashlights

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