The route begins with an open, then narrows nicely and ends with a C28 in a cirque. The middle section involves a walk (20 mins). There are plenty of small paths. The final section is short and very beautiful, featuring a superb tufa cave with a deep pool (C7, C17, T6)

The route begins with an open, then narrows nicely and ends with a C28 in a cirque. The middle section involves a walk (20 mins). There are plenty of small paths. The final section is short and very beautiful, featuring a superb tufa cave with a deep pool (C7, C17, T6)

On the road towards Ademuz, past Liria, Losa del Obispo and Chelva, and just before reaching Titaguas, you’ll come across a forest track on the left on a long uphill stretch, heading towards Zagra. (Look out for a half-ruined house as a landmark.) Once on the forest track, reset your odometer to zero and keep track of the distances: 0.2 km, there is a path on the right; carry on straight ahead at 1.6 km; there is a path on the left; carry on straight ahead at 5.6 km; cross a small river at 9.1 km; there is a turn-off to the left towards Zagra III and IV; carry on straight ahead at 9.8 km; arrive at Zagra I and II, where you leave the car. This entire forest track is on clay soil, so if it is wet it is dangerous, as the car will skid. (3 April 2025 – Track impassable; see comments)

We’ll cross the bridge, and 100 metres further on, we’ll see a path on the right with a gate that’s usually open. We’ll follow the path, skirting the Peña de los Cuernos on the left. After walking for about 40 minutes, we’ll reach the highest point, where we can turn right if we’re on foot, or left if we’re in a 4x4. If you’re continuing on foot, after 500 metres of descent, turn left until you reach another forest track, then begin the descent along a firebreak similar to the one you’ll see ahead, until you reach the head of the Barranco de Bercolon or Zagra.

The Bercolon or Zagra Gorge begins with a 6-metre drop, followed by another of 3 metres. Next comes a 10-metre drop, with a somewhat tricky approach, as there is a handrail where the ground is slippery, making it quite technical. In any case, the more daring can tackle it by jumping a few metres further on (after a partner has checked that there is no risk), taking care to land in front of the reeds, where the water is deepest. Further on, we’ll come across two abseils in quick succession, measuring 20 and 15 metres. This takes us into a fairly enclosed, unlit area, where we’ll try to spend as little time as possible to avoid getting cold. Immediately after, we’ll find an impressive 30-metre abseil, most of which is exposed. We’ll walk for one kilometre, crossing the path leading to Zagra, until we reach a pool with a 4-metre drop, which will take us to a 20-metre abseil down a slope; we’ll swim beneath a large rock to link up with the final 15-metre abseil, which, as it isn’t set up, we’ll carry out by securing the rope to a small pine tree situated above on the left. In any case, this abseil can be completed by scrambling down. Review taken from www.barranquismo.net/

After the final 15-metre abseil, there is a path which takes us to Zagra I and II in 10 minutes.