Pozo Alcón is a municipality del Alto Guadalquivir located on the border with the province of Granada. The North half of the term included in the Natural Park of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas. Changing the natural environment to the south and south-east, on the hillside to the river Guadiana Menor and Guadalentín, changing the landscape abruptly with large half-life areas, very eroded, of splits and tumours.

Well Alcón is a natural paradise for sports lovers and activities in contact with nature. In a radius of a few kilometers we have three reservoirs near: El portillo swampat the end of Castril; The Negratin, in the region of the mountain plane; and La Bolera reservoir at the end of Well of Alcon. The water of these reservoirs, in addition to their use for irrigation and human consumption of the populations, can be practiced different sports.

The term municipal has many ecosystems in which infinity of species that make up rich and varied fauna:: from the rapacious birds, the carrionies, the cynetic species, both of major and minor hunting, the fish, amphibians, reptiles, as well as the characteristic fauna of the riverside vegetation that exists next to the stream and river.

No doubt, a true paradise where nature seems to be recreating. It is almost compulsory to make direct contact with one of the wonderful places that this territory hides, where in addition to observing "in situ" both vegetation and fauna, we can enjoy a fabulous panoramic view of the mountains and the jienese countryside.

Among the different sites, we mention:

• Cold rice. This tributary of the Guadalanimín River, with crystal clear waters, is a beautiful enclave that invites you to travel through any of its margins. We can see his lush coastal vegetation: chopos, alamos, willows, mimberas... It's 17 km away. of the city and belongs to the Natural Park of the Sierra de Cazorla.

• The Hornic. Here is most of the vegetation of Natural Park and is the starting point for start routes for the Sierra del Pozo. 10 km. of the city centre and is in full Natural Park.

• Peña de Quesada look. This impressive massif that reaches 1329 m of altitude is a natural lookout for the stunning panoramic views of the boulder and the Sierra del Pozo. It's 10 km from the town.

• Mirador de Guazalamanco, You can reach by enjoying a pleasant hiking route and watching from there magnificent views of the swamp and Sierra del Pozo.

• Pico Cabañas. It reaches a height of 2038 m and is the emblematic place to contemplate the beautiful formations of larix pine. The rise to the peak will show you beautiful pictures. It's 25 km from the population.

The Sticking Garden along with the Charca, is a Good Cultural Interest, for being an emblematic model of man-nature interaction.

The Serrezuela de Pegalajar is a Mediterranean mountain, with a large mass of pino carrasco repopulation, natural regeneration cells and other shrubs (majelo, juniper, torvisco...). Very abundant are also the aromatic plants (rosemary, alhucema and thyme). Between her fauna There's big. Rape (perishable eagle, common fencing), Night rapes (royal owl, mocha and autillo) and mountain goats in the rocky areas.

Currently takes advantage of this saw to do sport in nature: hiking, mountain bike, climbing, bulder, free flight... It has two views with splendid panoramic views of the mountain environment, and a recreational area known as "Seven Pillas."

Paste has numerous natural sites of high interest both environmental and cultural. Between them We stand out the following:

• The Charca. It's a reservoir that collects the waters of the birth of the Fuente de la Reja since medieval times. In the beginning it was a simple dam with a containment stone wall and gates that regulated the water output through a network of kilometres of waterfalls, which allowed to water the orchard and olive lands located south of the urban core, distributed in banks. A spring that has never been enough to fertilize all the lands that extend at a decreasing level towards the Guadalbullion River. On the other hand, the years of drought the flow of the source is significantly reduced.

• Source of the Reja. It is the natural spill of the underground aquifer and origin of the hydraulic system of the garden pegalajareña. A legend tells, that a lavender discovered the image of the Virgin of Grace in this place, building in his honor a hermitage over the source itself.

• Recreative area "Seven Pills." This area is 2 km away. from Pegalajar, it is given this name due to the source in the vicinity and it is called in the same way. A space with merenderos and viewpoints from which an extraordinary panorama of the countryside, Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén capital and the municipal term of the municipality are obtained. Here is the flight center Seven Pills dedicated to the practice of the Paragliding.

Other areas of interest They deserve to be visited: Valle del Guadalbullón (The Lock) and Bercho Valley.

The town of Navas de San Juan located to the north of the province, on the southern slope of Sierra Morena, it extends between the Montizon River and the Guadalimar.

Its landscape, like the rest of the municipalities of this region, has protagonist to the olive tree, but also cereal lands and mountain areas.

In North third is found the most abrupt area, the areas of Torrealver, Villamalo, Cerro de San Pablo and the Ballestera.

We found several valleys throughout the term: The one from the Guadalimar River, by its southern limit; the Guadalén in the north half, and the valley of River Guarrizas delimiting the north of the municipal term.

The the whole of the municipal term is found in the river Guadalquivir watershed and from its main tributary the Guadalimar River.

The South Third of the term pour directly to the Guadalimar River, while the remaining two thirds pour to the Guadalén River, either directly to it, or to its tributary the Montizon River.

In the term of Navas de San Juan we distinguish four ecosystems well-differentiated: mountain and high mountain areas, of the olive tree, the cereal crops and banks of rivers and wetlands.

It will be this last ecosystem, with its gallery forests in the vicinity of the rivers, that they put a color note in the landscape with the passage of the stations, especially at the station fall.

The flora is made up of: oaks, corks, complaints, oaks, Mediterranean nobleman forest, and repopulation pines, gallery forests in the water courses.

The fauna The site is also very diverse: major and minor hunting species, presence of protected mammals such as the wolf, lince or meloncillo. Birds related to the aquatic environment and rapacious birds of special interest such as the imperial eagle, leonate vultures or the royal owl.

An ideal space from which we can contemplate extraordinary panoramic views of the countryside and jienese saws.

The municipal term of Mengibar is also spread between the herbaceous crops and the olive tree, with virtually all its irrigated surface, highlighting the vegas of the Guadalquivir and those of the Guadalbullion.

The dominant crops are: the olive tree, sunflower, cotton and cereals (wheat, barley and maize). The beautiful landscape of the Mengibareña countryside is interrupted to the north with Sierra Morena, and to the south with Sierra Mágina and Jaén, passing the rest between soft and undulations without great heights. This beautiful landscape is complete by the gallery forests on the banks of the three rivers that cross its term: the Guadalquivir and two of its tributaries, the Guadalbullón and the Guadalimar. In the autumn the trees of a caduca leaf paint a color brush in the landscape.

The lands of Mengibar offer the traveller various enclaves of natural interest. Among them is the Cerro Albariza, natural lookout from which magnificent views are obtained from the Guadalquivir valley or the Guadalbullón delta located next to the Cañada Real de Torreblasphcopedro, about three kilometres from the urban centre. Its abundant coastal vegetation gives it botanical interest.

The Mengibar dam on the Guadalquivir River, opened in 1916 by King Alfonso XIII, puts a color note to the landscape. The olive tree predominates, but next to the river line we find white alms, mumberas, tarais, black alms, as well as other species of bushes. The fauna is the same as the Jienese countryside: hares, rabbits, perdices, deer, linches, boars, foxes, quails... Also, they are easy to see the storks and a wide variety of prey birds. Without forgetting the fauna that dwells next to the rivers and in the vicinity of the reservoir.

The orography of the municipal term of Martos is characterized by being quite accidental, with plenty of mountain grounds above all the southern part, instead the north-western part corresponds to soft reliefs and plain characteristic of the Guadalquivir depression, which extends in the west and north of Martos.

Among the greatest levels are the Sierra de la Caracola, with 1340 m., located in the south and to the north is located the Sierra de La Grana with 1254 m. and this is the extension of the Sierra de Jabalcuz, and we would like to mention the well-known Peña de Martos with its 1003 m. on whose slopes the city of Martos is located.

The hydrographic network is composed of a set of rivers and streams which are used for both human consumption and irrigation.

They are two rivers the main ones that pass through the municipality: Eliche Riverwhich is born by the saw of the Grana, and the river Víboras which is born in the term of Valdepeñas de Jaén. The channel of this river is used in the a reservoir of the same name, next to the pastry of Las Casillas.

The flora of the term is dominated by the olive, located in a large percentage of the land of the municipality. It also exists indigenous vegetation of the Mediterranean forest in the mountain areas, where we see species such as: the oak, coscoja, white jara, complaining and abundant number of aromatic plants such as lavender, rosemary or thyme.

In the banks of the river Víboras coexist riverside species as they can be: white, strawberry, elves, olms, zarzamoras and carrizos.

In the fauna exists a great diversity of species, from rapacious birds, both diurnal and nocturnal; aquatic birds, paseriforms, reptiles, amphibians and minor-game mammals.

For nature lovers, Martos offers an interesting natural offer to make different routes, climb to the top of the Peña, offers unparalleled views of the countryside landscape and the surrounding mountains.

Other very interesting routes are also the rise to the Sierra de la Grana, the Sierra de la Caracolera and the setting that forms the reservoir of the Víboras River and the Víboras Castle.

The whole term of Los Villares is framed in the context of what is known geographically as Subbetic Sierra.

Geomorphologically the territory is composed of a succession of crest and valleys of different magnitude, The urban core is located in a large depression, which is flanked by the Sierra de Jabalcuz to the north, the Sierra de la Pandera to the south, the Cerro del Wind to the west, and the Cimbras to the east.

The large number of rails and temporary streams that originate in the higher areas converge into two main rivers: Eliche River and the Cold River. Both are born in the term of Los Villares.

The two converge outside the municipal term, leaving Los Villares for the known area of Los Cañones, on the border with the municipal term of Jaén.

The vegetation has undergone a profound transformation throughout history: most of the territory is currently dedicated to the cultivation of the olive tree in a dry form. The original vegetation corresponded to oak trees, riverbank forests in the surroundings of rivers, bushes and mountain pastures in the highest and most rocky areas.

At present, although there are not many places where the original vegetation, some examples can be seen:

• Encinars and costomals in the high areas of Jabalcuz.

• Sea forest on the Eliche River and the Cold River.

• Encinar and complain in the area of El Espinar and in the area of Puerto Viejo.

The fauna is mostly made up of animals of medium or small size. The large vertebrate fauna associated with forests and bushes is currently very little due to the agricultural transformation and persecution of many species. The great Iberian mammals: the bear, the wolf and the lince... disappeared. Other species of great natural value such as Royal eagle or the royal owl They still have some couples.

In addition to invertebrates, small fauna is particularly interesting. Instructive birds, for the ecological role they play. Birds like Look at him, the zorzal, the red-haired, the curled... They play a very important role in the control of insects that can become plagues of the olive tree.

• Water birth in Riofro. It is a recreational area, fully equipped, where you can enjoy the typical coastal ecosystem, characterized by the abundance of water and the presence of numerous and varied species of plants and birds. It is reached by the road in the direction of Valdepeñas de Jaén, from which we turn left, after going about 5.5 Km., on a road that leads to this enclave.

• Port of the Hoya.Where it is still possible to find a small grotto with stalactites and stalagmites just a few kilometers from the village. This part of the Sierra is a surprise for the lush vegetation on the other side of the Air Port.

• The Cimbras and the lock.

• The Jabalcuz summit (1,614 m.s.n.m.): From where the three morphological units that constitute the province of Jaén are seen. At the bottom in the North Sierra Morena; at our feet the Guadalquivir valley and the countryside; and the ground on which we step is the first formation of the Betic Sierras. The summit is easily accessible in the East (Carretera de Los Villares a Jaén) or in the West from Torredelcampo. These two accesses can be done by bike through a lane.

As it is located in the first foothills of Sierra Morena, Linares has a beautiful natural location and enclaves.

The spaces of greatest landscape value are found to the north of its municipal term. The best example of this is the natural monument of "The Bat.". To the spectacular tour of the river Guarrizas during its high course, the beauty of the Roman bridge of Vadollane, which is part of the Via Augusta.

Linares enjoys an extensive network of trails of a small route duly marked that they travel part of their natural and mining heritage, and that they can be visited on foot, on horse or by bike, adding one more incentive to the visit of this area. Sendas that complement with "Green routes"whose tracks take advantage of the old railway tracks.

The set of plant species in the municipality of Linares is distributed in three well-defined spaces:

• The countryside, on which much of the surface is intended for olive trees and dried cereals.

• The dehesas, for livestock use and in which the tree species that stands out is the oak.

• The pastures, little or no trees, which are used for cattle pasture or grasses or forage.

Next to the rivers Guadalimar, Guadiel and Guarrizas we find the vegetation called the riverside: strawberries, willows, white wings...

The name of The Safe Gate comes from being the natural entrance to the Sierra de Segura along the Guadalimar River. This river that divides the village into two, on its shores is a nice walk with recreational areas and children's park.

On the Guadalimar River there was a bridge built in the Muslim era, however, the small eye of its only eye caused numerous floods, which led to its flight at the beginning of the 20th century, with a larger one currently appearing.

Across the river is a new ship-shaped bridge, built to facilitate people's passage from one shore to another.

In recent years, the town, like many of the surrounding municipalities, is orienting its future towards tourism to make known the rich natural heritage they have. Other initiatives include:

The Natural Way of Segura. Through this "Natural Way" programme, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, since 1993, has been building roads and infrastructure with the aim of creating marked routes that contribute to the development of rural areas and to meeting the demand of the urban population for the use of non-motorized routes that allow them access to nature and rural areas.

The Natural Way of Segura, with 27 km. in the municipal terms of Arroyo de Ojanco, Segura de la Sierra, Puente de Géave, La Puerta de Segura, Géave and Villarrodrigo.

A tour from which we can see the wild fauna of these sites. In addition to the large herbivores (deer, muflons, gooseberries, boars...) and the rapacious birds of impressive bearing, the term is full of many other animals whose observation can be enjoyed; the case of the small birds (coal, horseradish, pinkles, oroping, myrtle, reyezuelos...

The flora is made up of: oaks, cornoques, moans, oaks, moorish, Mediterranean nobleman forest, mother-of-pearl, brezo, lentils, cornicabra, coscoja and repopulation pines, as well as the gallery forests in the water courses. This riverside vegetation brings a color brush over the landscape with the change of the seasons, especially in the autumn season.

There are numerous enclaves that exist in the term to get fantastic panoramic from the region:

• The Vulture: Located to the south-west of the town, at 1,245 m of altitude, it is an ideal place to view beautiful landscape views. Just 5 km away. We can move on foot or by vehicle.

• Sierra de Oruña: This massif to the north-east of the town, with a maximum height of 1,153 m, is on the edge of the Natural Park and 7 km. of the city centre. It is an excellent place to contemplate the typical mountain vegetation.

• Monte Salfaraf. The elevation of Salfaraf is a residual relief of the tectonic unit of the tabular shed of the plateau which, as a witness hill, is independent from the surrounding area, causing a landscape milestone, with a large visual basin. The topographic contrast with the surrounding terrain and the altitude of more than 1,000m make it easily identifiable. From its peak there are interesting views of other milestones such as the Guadalmena reservoir, the Yelmo or Segura de la Sierra.

• Río Guadalimar The Gate of Segura is surrounded by the river Guada- limar from west to east, giving away a landscape of riverside to its channel, with a still preserved vegetation that contrasts with the olive plants that develop in its surroundings. The natural entrance to the Sierra de Segura that forms its valley, where the river has caused a narrow passage between the Alto de La Buitrera and the Pico Oruña, is remarkable.

The Iruela is in the skirts of the saw of Cazorla, crowning the Guadalquivir valley. It is located 932 m above sea level, which means it is the highest municipality in the entire region, and the one that has the most portion of the Natural Park of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas.

If something characterizes the area is the variety in the landscapes and ecosystems, with altitudes ranging from 2,100 m in the Cabilla saw to 360 m in the vicinity of the Cerrada bridge.

The region is characterized by landscapes where the high peaks are mixed with deep ravines, soft reliefs and large valleys, forests, olive groves and high mountain pastures, orchards, humid, dry and arid areas. The altitude rises from the west to the east, but not continuously, but forming saw teeth, whose rising and incoming with progressively more pronounced, alternating river courses and summit lines.

The traditional useof these lands has been of pastures for livestock, forestry, small areas of traditional crops (olive, cereal, orchard), hunting, fishing, collection of mushrooms, wild fruits of the forest and spartum and wicker for the varied popular crafts, mainly.

These traditional uses have given way to new economic activities, mainly service companies, especially tourism, in the area of the Natural Park. Today La Iruela has a large tourist infrastructure that, together with those of the cities of Ubeda and Baeza, are the most important in the province of Jaén.

At present the olive tree has been displacing the other crops, the loins are occupied by a sea of olive trees interrupted, sometimes, by orchards, all framed in the surrounding saws. In the drier and driest areas the almonds spatter in white spring.

A space with many ecosystems in which infinity of species that make up rich and varied fauna:: from the rapacious birds, the carrionies, the cynetic species, both of major and minor hunting, the fish, amphibians, reptiles, as well as the characteristic fauna of the riverside vegetation that exists next to the stream and river.

Without a doubt, a true natural paradise to recreate. It is almost compulsory to make direct contact with one of the wonderful places that this territory hides, where in addition to observing "in situ" both vegetation and fauna, we can enjoy a fabulous panoramic view of the mountains and the jienese countryside.
Most of the land in La Iruela belongs to Mount Público Guadahornillos, with just over 6,740 hectares.

In the municipality of La Iruela, the following public equipment is highlighted:

• Nature Hall "El Cantalar."

• Recreative area "Tejina"

• "Air Pass" lookout

• Path Rio Borosa (partial)

• Path Cold Arroyo to Cerrada de Utrero (partial)

• Mirador "Ribera del Guadalquivir", located on the path Arroyo Frio to Cerrada de Utrero.

• Several sections of GR-247 Southern Forests. Stage 10 "Refugio CF La Zarza - La Iruela" and derivation stage "Port of the Doves - Cold Arroyo".

• Most of the GR-7 "Coto Rios a Vadillo Castril" and some trips of the Vadillo Castril - Quesada section.

Its enclave at the foot of Sierra Morena and at the limits of the Natural Park of Despeñacolos, makes La Carolina a municipality especially attractive to nature lovers. The visitor has the opportunity to enjoy a landscape full of contrasts, with steep mountains and wide dehesas, on which it is easy to see majestic birds.

The cultivated land represents only 10% of its extent, mostly dedicated to olive trees. The main agricultural activities are the cultivation of olive trees, livestock and hunting, greater and lesser. It also highlights its mining landscape, heritage of an industry that supported the life of the Carolinians: remains of abandoned mines, lavatories, remains of smelters...

The vegetation is very abundant and heterogeneous: olive, oak, cork, chestnut, eucalyptus, alms and oaks. The fauna, both in larger game animals (boar, goose, cords, reels...) and smaller (rabbits, hares, parrots, quail) is very abundant. There are also cattle of wild cattle, sheep and goats.

Part of the term La Carolina covers the mountains of Sierra Morena to the north, while towards the south the landscape becomes adhesitated, thus offering beautiful and contrasting landscapes. In the area of saw, the highest peak of the mountain range, La Estrella, with 1,300? m altitude. The nearby Natural Parks of Despeñacolos to the East and the Sierra de Andújar to the West.

To the South, the Embalse de La Fernandina allows sports fishing and presents beautiful images of the Mediterranean forest, being an ideal place for the development of a rich extensive livestock.

The villages abound in their term as well as the natural sites, making La Carolina a municipality of special human and natural appeal. It has three urban cores or pedanias, these being:

• The village of Los Guindos, to the north of the term and in the surroundings of the saw, evokes its mining past.

• Aldea La Fernandina: presents one of the simplest traces of the New Populations, of rectilinear and orthogonal design.

• Aldea La Isabela: The route of this village, presents reminiscent of the European city of the Enlightenment.