Enjoy the wonerful sighth of the Strait of Gibraltar and Ojen Valley.

During our route by 4×4 ,you will enjoy a vast variety of ecosystems,some of which are particularly

interesting due to their uniqueness examples can be found in the Niebla wood or small parts of mediterranean

Description

This route gives to any adventurer that journeys through it, the chance to glance at spectacular sights of the Strait and the mountains of the region, besides enjoying as a privileged observer the several ecosystems that are typical of this park’s area.

Cork and gall oak woods extend and alternate with each other across the mountainsides on which only the determination of the alder trees, clinging to the shores of the watercourses as a succession of natural columns, and the floral exuberance of the canutos – last strongholds of the european tropical woods – reaches to the break the continuity of the forest.

We will travel through the forest track of “La Ahumada” heading towards Facinas.This zone has been cataloged as ZEPA (SBPA, Special Bird Protection Area) and here we may find resident species as the tawny vulture (buitre leonado) and seasonal ones that come during the summer or winter migrations. Examples of these are kestrels, the black stork, the short-toed eagle, the sparrow hawk and the booted eagle.

After reaching the vicinities of Facinas and following the trail of an ancient Roman road, placed between the Luna and Niño Mountains, we shall continue our journey through the ojén Valley.

In this valley, which possesses some of the best kept gall-oak trees of the region, the presence of mankind and its close relationship with the landscape dating ancient times is still present through cave arts, rock-digged graves – their origin blurred through the passing of time -, remnants of charcoal ovens sprayed through different landscapes, or even in the morphology of the trees that form the woods.

Route Type: 4×4

• Route Type: 4×4

• Duration: 4 h
• Dificulty: medium
• Location:
  Los Barrios-Tarifa
  Cádiz – Tarifa