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TransMurciana 02. Santiago de la Ribera, La Union

Del Mar Menor, Calblanque, to the mining area of \u200b\u200bthe Union.

Date: 02/02/2011 .

Dist: 68.18 km ; Asc.: 8 m.; T. Tot.: 7:35; T. Mov.: 5:24.

H. Max.: 300 m.; V. Med Mov.: 12.1 km / h; IBP.: 69BC.

H. Departure: 9:08 ; H. Arrival: 16:43.

Description.

First of days exploring the coast of Murcia. We started along the northwest shore of the Mar Menor, Los Alcazares through to Cape Palos, to continue on the shores of the Mediterranean to Calblanque, where we parted the sea to go to the interior between the Mount of the Ashes and Peña del Águila and reach La Union. Much of the route follows the GR 92 .

Day of contrasts: first, the Mar Menor, tamed by tourism-dominated villages, beaches and walks sea, after which the Regional Park Calblanque, Monte de las Cenizas y Peña del Águila , with its natural landscape of beaches, salt marshes and mountains, to end the mining areas and the Union Portman, a landscape that seems to take us to Mars .

stage, although it does not seem the cumulative altitude (just over 600 meters in nearly 70 km), ends up being hard. The beginning of the day (the first 35 miles to Cabo de Palos) Wheeler and flat enough boardwalks del Mar Menor, becomes complicated in the end. A section of trail to encircle the Cerro Atalayón and promotion to The Cobate, serve to open your mouth and face the bitter end of the stage. La Peña del Águila with three short but tough climbs (firm rocky sections of trail) after many miles, put the icing on the placid before falling to La Union.

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Profile.

Chronicle.

In Santiago de la Ribera, near the port in Playa de Barnuevo, is the kilometer 0 of the Camino de Santiago Ruta del Mar Menor (a 1,252 Km from Santiago) under a monument in homage to the Pilgrim, which took place as a starting point.

Pilgrim Monument

Leaving Santiago de la Ribera, bordering the General Air Academy to continue on the F-34 ( stretch of bike lanes and signage GR 92) to the roundabout to access the Murcia-San Javier Airport. One track (the first paved and leads to Camping Mar Menor) around the airport, between fields of artichokes and a stretch of boardwalk, bind to the promenade -The Los Narejos palaces, we will not leave until the Alcazares Air barracks.

Salinas de Lo Poyo

to Bay Bella comes along for a few miles the road N-332 ª (fast track to traffic) , although some sections may be avoided. The passage of the Rambla del Albujón is best done by road and that the ford can present difficulties (I wet my feet) and adds nothing. On the beach at the national Carmoli is abandoned by the local F-34 (with very little traffic) by you get to Punta Brava.

Mar Menor. Baron Island

From Punta Brava Playa Honda circulate comfortably beside the sea with the Manga del Mar Menor on the horizon, in a series of boardwalks (The Urrutias, Star of the Sea, The grandchildren, Minor Islands and Sea of \u200b\u200bGlass) interspersed with stretches of road and track, following the washing of the Mar Menor. Just say it, the passage of the Salinas de Lo Poyo, we can find some wading-the waters reach the sea, from the Rambla del Beal, and some sandy or muddy section.

Waterfront Urb Mar de Cristal

In Playa separate ourselves from the beaches, Marchamalo along the Salt, to Cabo de Palos. Worth a detour to visit the lighthouse and enjoy the view (north band of great buildings of La Manga, on the west in the distance the head of the source and amount of ashes, and under us Calafría Beach .)

Calafría beach

Cabo de Palos.

back on track, after crossing the Cape of Palos (last refreshment point during the day), road will reach the roundabout into the village and descend Cala Reona direction. Completely changed the landscape when entering the Calblanque Regional Park. Ahead, the path GR 92 surrounding the Cerro Atalayón and has Calblanque. From the cove you climb to gain height (length of "empujing") above the sea, and the path carved into the rocks bordering the ravine that descends to the Cala Cocón. Spectacular stretch (Quite cyclable, although there is even a narrow-leg with a handrail, and ramps), which ends at the Punta Espada, from where it descends to the Salt Calblanque.

Cerro

and Cabo de Palos Atalayón

amazed to find, on the Mediterranean coast in general highly urbanized, a place so wild and lonely. Reminds me of Cabo de Gata. Numerous small creeks, in an arid landscape of palms and Sparta, with the head of the fountain as a backdrop.

Cabo Negrete, Salinas Calblanque and fountainhead

After crossing the coastal plain of Calblanque ( Sendero del Mirador de Punta Negra ), next to the salt of the access road to the beaches, we left the coast to trace the Rambla de las Cobate and change on the northern slope of the fountainhead. It leaves the GR 92 that no resources to Gorguel near the tailings.

From Cobate (where the Interpretation Centre Calblanque PR) continue along the track that leads to Los Belones, and shortly after the Jordanian homes, take a left turn signposted for PR (PR-MU 2 Circular the fountainhead ) and bordering the fountainhead .

Mount of Ashes and Manga-Club Urb

PR Leaving soon to go to the Private Manga Golf. Comes the first and only problem of orientation. The track access to the village along a road next to a irrigation pond to reach Atamaria. Following the track, the track that runs along the fences of the development, came to a dead end. The track disappears under crops and several signs saying "No Way Out" and "No Trespassing, Private Property" make me give up. Back to back and I go along farm tracks the MU-314 to bind to the track a little later.

fountainhead

something Although we ascended, begins the first of the three ports of the day the head of Don Juan (no hard and outstanding good sign, everything can be comfortable after just 50 kilometers). The road MU-314 (little traffic and a bike lane section) continues to Portman, but we took a detour to the right by the F-42 (road that leads to Llano de Beal, but that is not paved) rising between pine under the Eagle Rock.

Pine Mount of Ashes

The descent is very short and shortly before coming to Llano del Beal takes a stony track that goes into the mountains mining. The change of scenery is dramatic. We seem to have changed the planet. From here it flows through the land exploited since ancient times for the extraction of mineral and now abandoned. Well, placer mineral, slag heaps and large quarries. This reddish-tinged, and yellow ocher. Not a single tree and vegetation is sparse and thin. Several signs prohibiting the passage and warn of danger.

lunar landscape

I'm a little "broken" and this rise (2 km and 150 m. climb) I find it very hard. Although perfectly cyclable, strong rocky makes me give up, walk and climb many sections. The track refers to the F-44 (dirt road that connects La Union and Portman) that passes between Eagle Rock and Sancti Spiritus.

A short flat section and a good firm to recover and be able to face relegation to the court in San Jose, which is done by technical trial bike path and fun. Accustomed to the loneliness and not expecting to find anyone, the surprise is to find a lot of people, vehicles and tents. But they were not abandoned mines? The machinery company JCB must have a clinic of their vehicles.

San Jose and Bay Short Portman

from the court of San Jose is a very good overview of the Portman Bay. Portman is the PR-MU 88 Highway 33, which will be our companion to Union. Last climb of the day the head of Lajas (0.8 km climb to 100 meters) along a trail that could rise rested and saddlebags, but at this time will be a pleasant walk. Since only Collado is a nice track that runs down by the Mining Museum outside the Union.

Union