Canyon Barranc de la Vall d' Uixo II v3-a2-III 2.1/5*

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Country: España / Spain

Region: Cataluña / Catalunya

Subregion: provincia de Tarragona

Town: Horta de Sant Joan

v3 a2 III

3h25

45min

2h30

10min

700m

1500m

28m

2x30m

8

2200m

on Foot

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Permit required

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Summary: machine translated ➜

Above rappel canyon, mostly only standing water, below - after karst spring - comparatively long river walk

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Summary: machine translated ➜

Above rappel canyon, mostly only standing water, below - after karst spring - comparatively long river walk

Access: machine translated ➜

We leave the AP-7 - Autopista del Mediteráneo, Tarragona to Valencia - shortly before reaching the Ebro and take the C-12 northwards to Tortosa (not quite 20 km to the town center). Once in the town, continue north on the C-12 towards Lleida. About 3 km after the town of Xerta (and 14.5 km after Tortosa town center), turn left onto the N-230b towards Gandesa. After another 7.2 km, turn left again onto the T-333 towards Valderrobres. Not quite 14 km after the last junction, we come to a T-junction where the T-334 turns off to the right in a northerly direction towards Horta de Sant Joan. However, we continue on the T-333 for another 270 m before turning left onto the road heading south towards the mountains (El Port). After 9.6 km (from T-333) we come to a kind of picnic area. About 1 km further on, we see "our" stream coming from the right. Here - immediately before the start of the ascent - we park our car, possibly the lower one. With the second car (if the condition of the slope allows it) or on foot, we now ascend the slope. We reach a saddle at an altitude of around 870 m and drive/walk down the other side. We come to a water reservoir and park our car here.

Approach (45 min): machine translated ➜

Immediately on the right, before the water reservoir, head north into the right-hand Canal D'Ulleres/Vall d'Uixó I (signpost). Cf. * http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IJZY_3amY4I/R-ou3VedG8I/AAAAAAAACvU/BeKNiCM4HiM/s1600-h/Canal+d\n and * https://www.docuwiki.infobarrancos.es/doku.php?id=barrancos:tarragona:uixo_i_o_estrets But we continue along the track. It initially heads south, then after crossing a stream it walks northwest. Later it bends again towards the southwest. Immediately afterwards, as the path begins to descend again, we descend to the right into the streambed. Cf: * http://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=2534274

Tour (2 h 30): machine translated ➜

First part (about 1/4 length) narrow, in grown rock, some - filled - pools; then (after joining the right Canal Uixo I) open streambed with plenty of water after a karst spring emerges.