Date: 29/01/2011 distance: About 10 miles 
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Duration: about 3 hours
moving Minimum height: 1268 meters
height: 1814 meters
uphill Elevation: 859 meters
downhill Vertical: 888 meters
Difficulty: This route is easy to classify level both physically and technically and that is well marked with different Pr we will use. So if this snowy day to be the route of medium difficulty may qualify physically and technique as the snow from walking with ease especially in the climbs and Pr cover markings which are not at a considerable height.
Route description: This Weekend but did not plan to leave before the snow that we visited this week (finally) chafar could not resist it for the first time this invierno.Así I thought nothing better than a classic, rising to Peñagolosa from the monastery of St. Juan. An easy route, nice and short.
Vistabella During the trip to us salivating over pictures like this of Peñagolosa. In this picture is very clear the snow level around 1000 meters altura.Se we got to go through your head that would not have as much snow as we thought.
The trip was getting a little long as the barrier from the 1000 meters, the road became a little dangerous because of ice floes that had formed at night which made us go slowly and carefully. Until we finally reached Vistabella Maestrazgo (pictured) people around the 1300 meters where we must turn to this route.
Vistabella and we crossed the road that goes to Puertomingalvo. Have we arrived from the snow Vistabella becoming more abundant and more advanced form it will, clearing our initial concerns about the amount of snow that we would meet. In this picture we can see the flat Vistabella, fields full of snow covered mountains virgin Teruel in the background.
We turned off the road Puertomingalvo to find a palette that indicates a road that goes to the left toward San Juan. Shortly after we found this fantastic image of the giant snow Peñagolosa challenging awaiting our arrival.
Finally we arrived at the Monastery of San Juan de Peñagolosa which also has a restaurant with rooms and plays albergue.Ahora prepare for a route like this full of snow. I wear tight pants and J. Ballast leggings, I get a waterproof jacket in the backpack also just in case but it seems we'll have a sunny day and we get ready to march to the provincial ceiling of the province of Castellón.
start the route up the trail that climbs to the summit, as you can see any car yet dared to mess around here. Only traces of some hikers who passed us this picture of corrupt snow.
In this picture we see in front Peñagolosa, shortly after making this picture a road trying to upload this track. But tube to turn around the first corner in which nearly turned stuck as he could and left.
In this photo we see the beginning the path that goes through the magnificent gorge of Pegunta. At last we left the track and got deep inside of this great forest of big pines "one of the best pine we have without a doubt." We follow the trail of the trail hikers who have opened before us.
We were lucky, leads snowing for two days and it seems that today is a good day out. The snow still covering the tops of the trees and as you see in this photo including information panels are along the ravine.
Source Pegunta
In this photo we see a snow-covered Valley, the canyon has a great ecological value and that besides the black pines, holly, maple, yew, apple and other valuable species inhabit this valley.
The sun begins to warm the snow on the tops of the trees and it begins to melt and fall on us sometimes. Causing a kind of artificial snow of great beauty.
Shaped climb the snow is more thick, and must be about 20 cm. and trees are increasingly covered in snow with his arms hanging by the weight of it.
We reached the end of the ravine and soon we find ourselves with the track by which we had begun the journey. As you can see in the picture of this track snow is intact with no marks or human or any vehicle.
follow the path a piece of this track "at times hard to walk"
Until they turn a bend we find ourselves faced again with the giant.
Here we leave the track to stay on track, this area is a broad plain where cars often leave those who want to walk up to Peñagolosa minimum. It is clear that today is the day for these "walkers."
begins the hardest part and vertical route, if you can normally be tired this segment is expected especially hard today.
And I'm not mistaken today is more tired than usual this climb and thankfully footprint have already opened before us we sink preventing but in the snow. Soon after we would cross to the seasoned hikers who have paved the way for a very successful following the Pr (which is not easy with so much snow) that if they are shod with snowshoes and everything.
little by little we're getting to the summit, as you can see the trees are completely covered in snow at this point.
Refuge halfway to the top
A beautiful landscape worthy of a Pyrenean route
look back and the scenery is fantastic
Already we have very little background at the antenna is there in the blinding white top and wraps it all in contrast to an almost completely clear blue sky.
Finally we reached the top with the shelter forest and snow-covered geodesic after a couple of hours of climbing.
to 1814 meters
And the scenery is spectacular, curiously at the height of this summit can be seen a sort of barrier where the snow studded. As you see in the photo looking east towards the sea just beyond this mountain there is no trace of snow.
looking west towards Teruel is all covered by a beautiful white mantle
the distance we see that the snow also been generous in Javalambre, although This photo is not appreciated
After u deserved lunch and recreate with this great landscape that might not come back to enjoy a long time we start the way back.
Return along the same path that we have uploaded
This time the descent is easier than usual because the snow still be hard to prevent us from slipping when jab in it. Tomorrow may be open begun to melt, exposing the rock is slippery by ice formed on it to open.
The descent is very fast and soon we reached the foot of the mountain. Then follow the path around the same track that climbs from San Juan to the most of Cambreta
The prints that we are precious, we're opening track for this section of the route
We arrived at the Mas de la Cambreta and here we leave the track as we walk into this Farm
More In fact looking back to find this beautiful picture of Peñagolosa
Since we come to the source of the Cambreta, snow is uncorrupted are the first to get here.
As you can see the source and the trough at the end are completely covered in snow
This source is the head of the ravine of Teixera, we continue our tour of the Pr goes down to San Juan parallel to the ravine on its right edge.
And again I look back to meet the growing giant step further and this time with some ominous clouds about to cover the top. It seems that time has been very kind to us.
loses thick snow, we are already very close to the Monastery
Until we come to the monastery after a little over 3 hours
map Best of this route: No doubt the lure of finding a very recent snow that covers the entire landscape gives an added beauty to this route already in itself is great. The magnificent forests that cover this mountain with such rare species in our province as the Valley or the holly and the landscapes that surround us along the route, and sources of fine farmhouses and we are crowning the summit of the province and Valencia almost making this route one of the best that we can enjoy, besides being simple.
worst of the road: Nothing, not wasted but is perhaps the only one that is too short lol
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