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Nature: Hiking. "Cañada de La Reina""
"The Walk" runs in their entirety by Mt No. 10 "El Pelayo", and much of the trail through the Glen of "Cañada de la Reina". Also integrated into the trip a small wetland named "Laguna de los Chotos", which still remained dry throughout the year, kept the vegetation typical of these places. The cattle crossings in the province of Segovia (Cañadas, Twine, Veredas, etc.). Form an extensive network of roads that run through scenic beauty, sheltering them an important part of wildlife. The abandonment of traditional systems ranchers had to be declining, even coming to disappear, causing the disappearance of the historical and cultural heritage that lead partner. With this path, seeks to promote and preserve this precious heritage, as well as to publicize the natural values associated with the "Cañada de la Reina".
FLORA, FAUNA AND USES OF MOUNT
The Mount "Pelayo" consists mainly of "resineros" pine (P. pinaster) of the various products that are extracted. The Timber Harvest is the most important if the focus of quantitative manner, but it is the extraction of traditional resins which gives a cultural and sentimental, in addition to the production, to the values of this mountain can be seen along the trail several tranches in resinación, where many pines will open, with cuts in their rectangular crusts (notches), and just below the characteristic ceramic pots or plastic that contains the "miera". Due to poor soil, vegetation is sparse and varied, but we can find without much problem species like the "Arabian lavendera" (Lavandula stoechas), thyme (Thymus vulgaris), "jaras" (Cistus laurifolius), brooms (Cytisus scoparius) the everlasting (Helichrysum stoechas). As for wildlife stand out as "picapinos" forest birds, pigeons torcaces, coal, garrapinos, "abubillas", "oropéndolas", "milanos" and "ratoneros", among others. Species like hunting rabbits, foxes, wild boars and partridge or other non-hunting as a squirrel or badger.
HIKING "LAGUNA DE LOS CHOTOS "
The "Laguna de los Chotos" has an approximate area of one hectare, being located on continental dunes. It is home endorreico because it is a hydrological system closed without drainage path and that is not born any flow. Stay dry throughout the year, while maintaining its own surface vegetation of these wetlands, with ferns, rushes and reeds some of the species that we can find easily.
HIKING "CAÑADA DE LA REINA"
Duration: 2 hours Length: 5,500 metres (One way) Facilities and equipment: interpretive panels and signs of distance and direction Difficulty: Low. Land flat. Suitable for all audiences. Recommended by foot. Dificultoso cycling Access: From the Industrial Park of the Community of "Villa and Tierra de Cuéllar", next to Highway CL-601, 5 km de Cuéllar in the direction of Segovia. From the SG-342, next to "Finca Palomares" 5 km de Cuéllar in the direction of Arroyo de Cuéllar.
Nature: Hiking. "Cañada de La Reina"" "The Walk" runs in their entirety by Mt No. 10 "El Pelayo", and much of the trail through the Glen of "Cañada de la Reina". Also integrated into the trip a small wetland named "Laguna de los Chotos", which still remained dry throughout the year, kept the vegetation typical of these places. The cattle crossings in the province of Segovia (Cañadas, Twine, Veredas, etc.). Form an extensive network of roads that run through scenic beauty, sheltering them an important part of wildlife. The abandonment of traditional systems ranchers had to be declining, even coming to disappear, causing the disappearance of the historical and cultural heritage that lead partner. With this path, seeks to promote and preserve this precious heritage, as well as to publicize the natural values associated with the "Cañada de la Reina".
FLORA, FAUNA AND USES OF MOUNT
The Mount "Pelayo" consists mainly of "resineros" pine (P. pinaster) of the various products that are extracted. The Timber Harvest is the most important if the focus of quantitative manner, but it is the extraction of traditional resins which gives a cultural and sentimental, in addition to the production, to the values of this mountain can be seen along the trail several tranches in resinación, where many pines will open, with cuts in their rectangular crusts (notches), and just below the characteristic ceramic pots or plastic that contains the "miera". Due to poor soil, vegetation is sparse and varied, but we can find without much problem species like the "Arabian lavendera" (Lavandula stoechas), thyme (Thymus vulgaris), "jaras" (Cistus laurifolius), brooms (Cytisus scoparius) the everlasting (Helichrysum stoechas). As for wildlife stand out as "picapinos" forest birds, pigeons torcaces, coal, garrapinos, "abubillas", "oropéndolas", "milanos" and "ratoneros", among others. Species like hunting rabbits, foxes, wild boars and partridge or other non-hunting as a squirrel or badger.
HIKING "LAGUNA DE LOS CHOTOS "
The "Laguna de los Chotos" has an approximate area of one hectare, being located on continental dunes. It is home endorreico because it is a hydrological system closed without drainage path and that is not born any flow. Stay dry throughout the year, while maintaining its own surface vegetation of these wetlands, with ferns, rushes and reeds some of the species that we can find easily.
HIKING "CAÑADA DE LA REINA"
Duration: 2 hours Length: 5,500 metres (One way) Facilities and equipment: interpretive panels and signs of distance and direction Difficulty: Low. Land flat. Suitable for all audiences. Recommended by foot. Dificultoso cycling Access: From the Industrial Park of the Community of "Villa and Tierra de Cuéllar", next to Highway CL-601, 5 km de Cuéllar in the direction of Segovia. From the SG-342, next to "Finca Palomares" 5 km de Cuéllar in the direction of Arroyo de Cuéllar.
