エレチョサデロスモンテスの天然記念物・トップ4

The reserve is located in the northeast of the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, in the region of La Siberia, and comprises the municipalities of Fuenlabrada de los Montes, Herrera del Duque, Helechosa de los Montes and Villarta de los Montes, with borders towards Cáceres, Toledo and Ciudad Real.

The BA-050, also known as the Anchuras road, crosses the upper reaches of Cabañeros National Park along the Estena River basin. It traverses ridges and rocky outcrops dominated by Mediterranean forest, with alternating holm oaks, cork oaks, and gall oaks. The road crosses the upper course of the Estena River, allowing drivers to enjoy the riverbed through pine and oak forests without leaving the main road.

Laguna de la Raña is a very interesting natural area in the Horcajo de los Montes area (Montes de Toledo), within the Cabañeros National Park. This seasonal lagoon fills up during the rainy season and can dry up in summer. It's a popular spot for wintering and migratory birds, and large birds of prey fly over Cabañeros National Park (such as the Spanish imperial eagle and the black vulture).

On the Plaza de los Moros Route, near Horcajo de los Montes, there is a prominent rock face that forms part of the natural and geological landscape of the route.

An attractive route along the banks of the Estena River, a beautifully preserved riverbed. Besides the stunning scenery, you can admire typical Mediterranean vegetation (holm oaks, cork oaks, gall oaks, rock roses, etc.), riparian vegetation (ash, willows, etc.), northern trees such as yew and birch, remarkable geological formations created by erosion, and traces of the periods when this area was covered by the sea more than 400 million years ago, such as those of a giant sea worm. It is considered a Site of Geological Interest (geosite).

Near the top you come across this beautiful rock face.

It is one of the many natural lagoons that characterize this area, including the Lagunas de Alcoba and Horcajo de Los Montes.

At the end of the road is a picnic area and parking. From here, a path leads down the riverbed to the waterfall, a total distance of 6.5 km (4 miles) round trip. In October, the waterfall had dried up.