쉬운 시에라스 델 노르데스테 하이킹 및 워킹 코스

cross the river

Beautiful village on the GR7 hiking trail

The town is the head of the region and is the last town in the province of Jaén. After the unification with the village of Pontón Bajo and Alto, it is called Santiago-Pontones, sharing the Town Hall.

Santiago de la Espada is a town belonging to the municipality of Santiago-Pontones, Jaén (Spain). It was an independent municipality until 1975 when it merged with the town of Pontones. It is located southeast of the Sierra de Segura region. It borders the provinces of Albacete (north) and Granada (south). It has 1492 inhabitants and is located at 1340 m high. Its name is Hornillero because in the Middle Ages there was an oven in which some shepherds from the mountains of Cuenca met to found what would become “El Hornillo”. Although the most commonly used by the inhabitants of the area is that of Santiago.

Siles is an Andalusian border town on the edge of the Los Calares del Mundo and La Sima natural park. Perfect place to start your adventure.

After crossing the bridge in the direction of Moheda, there is an intense climb to do on the bike, having to dose the effort due to the great accumulated unevenness. The views from the top are worth it.

La Moheda bridge over the Tús river. It is a river that depends mainly on the rains, so it is possible that in summer it carries little water.

The Tus River rises in the Alcaraz mountain range and flows towards the northwest until it joins the Guadalmena River. It is a pluvial river, that is, it depends mainly on rain. On its banks you can find riverside forests, where trees such as poplar and elm grow, and you can observe waterfowl and amphibians.