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Ruta por los castaños centenarios // Route through the centenarian chestnut trees

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Distance
2.75 mi
Elevation gain
771 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
771 ft
Max elevation
3,063 ft
TrailRank 
34
Min elevation
2,246 ft
Trail type
Loop
Time
one hour 49 minutes
Coordinates
695
Uploaded
December 10, 2021
Recorded
December 2021
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near Casas del Castañar, Extremadura (España)

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Itinerary description

<<< English follows >>> Corta pero preciosa ruta por los castaños centenarios

Este camino es un clásico en la zona, que comienza en el pueblo de Casas del Castañar. La carretera hasta el pueblo es una buena colección de curvas

Se inicia el camino por una pista de cemento sin interés pero pronto se entra en el bosque. Una vez dentro del bosque hay que estar muy atento para descubrir los diferentes ejemplares de castaños centenarios. Se identifican fácilmente por su enorme tamaño pero hay que encontrarlos entre los miles de castaños normales. Estos castaños centenarios son los pocos supervivientes de la plaga de Phytophthora que arrasó en el siglo XV los castaños originarios del siglo VIII. Los castaños centenarios son enormes y siguen vivos en su mayor parte. El bosque se repobló con robles y cerezos (no nos olvidemos de que estamos en el valle del Jerte), presentando el aspecto actual

La ruta es sencilla, sin grandes pendientes. Sólo hay que tener cuidado de no resbalar sobre el suelo de hojas. Nosotros hicimos la ruta cuando los castaños apenas tenían ya hojas en las ramas y los árboles estaban sin mucho color. En cambio, la enorme cantidad de hojas en el camino hace que caminar sea cómodo y grato. Habría sido más bonito si hubiéramos hecho la ruta dos o tres semanas antes

Todos estos árboles tan maravillosos hacen que esta ruta sea imprescindible

<<< English >>> Short but beautiful route through the centenarian chestnut trees.

This route is a classic in the area, starting in the village of Casas del Castañar. The road to the village is a good collection of curves.

The path starts on an uninteresting cement track but soon enters the forest. Once inside the forest you have to be very attentive to discover the different specimens of centenarian chestnut trees. They are easily identified by their enormous size but you have to find them among the thousands of normal chestnut trees.These centenary chestnut trees are the few survivors of the Phytophthora plague that devastated in the 15th century the chestnut trees that were originally from the 8th century. The centenarian chestnut trees are huge and are still alive for the most part. The forest was repopulated with oaks and cherry trees (let's not forget that we are in the Jerte valley), presenting the current aspect.

The route is easy, without steep slopes. The centenary chestnut trees are huge and are still alive for the most part. The forest was repopulated with oaks and cherry trees (let's not forget that we are in the Jerte valley), presenting the current aspect.

The route is simple, without steep slopes. Just be careful not to slip on the leafy ground. We walked the route when the chestnut trees had hardly any leaves on their branches and the trees were without much color. On the other hand, the enormous amount of leaves on the path makes walking comfortable and pleasant.It would have been nicer if we had done the route two or three weeks earlier.

All these wonderful trees make this route a must.

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PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,349 ft
Photo ofCastaños centenarios // Centenarian chestnut trees 1 Photo ofCastaños centenarios // Centenarian chestnut trees 1 Photo ofCastaños centenarios // Centenarian chestnut trees 1

Castaños centenarios // Centenarian chestnut trees 1

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,349 ft
Photo ofCastaños centenarios // Centenarian chestnut trees 2 Photo ofCastaños centenarios // Centenarian chestnut trees 2 Photo ofCastaños centenarios // Centenarian chestnut trees 2

Castaños centenarios // Centenarian chestnut trees 2

PictographWaypoint Altitude 2,349 ft
Photo ofCastaños centenarios // Centenarian chestnut trees 3 Photo ofCastaños centenarios // Centenarian chestnut trees 3 Photo ofCastaños centenarios // Centenarian chestnut trees 3

Castaños centenarios // Centenarian chestnut trees 3

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