Description
In the village of Huberga Utrera, the Segura River receives its first tributary, the Madera River. From this point on the Segura, with an already important flow, goes through its valley through bridges - one of them built by the Romans - and visiting villages that were born on its bank and thanks to it survived. The road goes parallel to the river, and on its sides there are impressive calares with magnificent views of the Sierra. As you pass the village of La Toba, the river falls into the charming reservoir of Las Anchuricas.
The inhabited cores around the valley were able to take advantage of the river's passage by creating small channels and waterfalls. You will see great walnuts and some orchards by the villages, irrigated with a pure crystalline water. At this point, the river still has the presence of the common trout, a species that only lives in especially clean waters.
After Las Anchuricas the valley goes to Las Juntas de Miller, where the Segura receives its second tributary, the Zumeta River. Together they cross the provincial limit that is located there, entering the province of Albacete. In this place a hydroelectric power plant was erected in the 1950s to take advantage of the flow of these two rivers.
The valley offers pleasant visits around it that will allow you to get to know the Sierra de Segura in depth. Among others, we recommend:
- Visit the village of La Toba, a place where water is the great protagonist. If the cold water does not impress you, you can go up to the birth of La Toba, which is found in a curious cave well known in the region.
- Rest next to the reservoir of Las Anchuricas. The water and the high mountains have created this peaceful place, of which you will surely have to leave.
- Walk around some of the nearby villages such as La Fuente del Esparto, La Peguera del Madroño or Las Gorgollitas. The latter offers an exciting view of the valley.
- Seating water in the impressive fountain of The Four Caños, between the Anchuricas reservoir and Miller's Boards.
Is part of
near here
We recommend
