Gently downhill and mostly on a Rail Trail made for easy going with stops at Caudé and Concud.

A local we met described the old town of Teruel as “pequeña pero chula” (small but cool) so a good place for a day off hiking.

We shortened the day by taking the train to Puerto Escandon station and walking from there along the Rail Trail.

We walked along the MontañasVacías (Empty Mountains) trail which goes across some of the most depopulated areas of Europe.

Continuing on the MontañasVacías (Empty Mountains) trail with a gentle climb from 950m to 1040m over 10 km.

We spent a day in Mora de Rubielos, one of Spain’s Pueblos Mágicos (Magic Villages).

We enjoyed walking to Fuente del Hocino (7.5 km) along old trails between dry stone walls. Then rain put us on the road.

We were expecting the walking path to be muddy and slippery after last night’s rain so we followed the mountain bike route.

We walked along the road, the first panoramic road to be listed by Comunidad Valenciana.

We walked to Montán, took a bus to Caudiel then it’s an easy walk along the Rail Trail to Jérica.

An easy enough walk today along the Via Verde Ojos Negros Rail Trail.

We spent a day in Segorbe – Iberian, Roman, Gothic, Muslim, Catholic.

Bus to Sot de Ferrer, walk to Torres Torres. Then bus to Sagunto.

We spent the night in Sagunto, then returned to Estivella by train to continue walking back to Sagunto.

An easy walk using the E8 Via Agusta bike route that goes on to Cadiz.

On the final day of “The Conquest of Valencia” we rejoined the E8 Via Agusta Bike/Walk Route until it finished on the edge of Valencia city.