Description
With this suggestive name we know the union of two important rivers of the Sierra de Segura: the Zumeta and the Segura. Together they say goodbye to Jaén - this peaceful and beautiful parachute - to enter the province of Albacete. From the bridge it is easy to imagine the ancient "pineros" preparing the logs that arrived from the two rivers and that would take them, after a fabulous journey, to the Mediterranean, with no tool other than a double-pointed hazelnut stick hook.
Here was born in the 1950s a village with the same name: Miller's Boards. This core was created to house the personnel employed in the construction of Miller's hydraulic power plant. To supply water to this plant the reservoirs of the Anchuricas (Segura River) and the Old River (Zumeta River) were built. The water jumps are 185 and 195 meters high respectively.
A magnificent view of Las Juntas is from the place known as the Loma del Paerón. To get to this point we recommend you make the route "Loma del Paerón" which is identified as PR-A 108. From here a natural lookout is opened before you to contemplate the valleys of the Zumeta and Segura rivers, and the union of both.
In front of the Loma are the Cañás de la Muela, where there is a large colony of leonado vulture, as well as the Iberian village of the Peñón de los Almendros, the village of Góntar... You're in a magical area worth discovering.
We suggest...
- If you get to Miller's Boards after you have made a good route, where you have known villages like Miller, the Coke's Calar or the Eguijones' Cave, you certainly need to get a good dip (only in summer, of course...).
- To know and remember the history of the following pineers who, until the 1950s of the 20th century, carried wood through the rivers, helped with hooks and shooting beasts.
- There is a great book for hiking in the area: Valleys of the Segura River and Zumeta. It describes with precision and deep knowledge a series of routes that you will certainly love.
It is reached through the road JF-7038 from the town of Santiago de la Espada after 22 km. From Segura de la Sierra we can also reach the road in the direction of Rio Madera - La Toba - Miller's Boards. This way the distance is 54 km. and a time of about 1 hour.
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