Waterfall of the Arquero – Puertomingalvo

His denomination comes from of the arcoíris that produce the drops of water in suspension when falling and reflect the sun.

Cascada del Arquero — Waterfall of the Arquero

The waterfall of the Arquero is a jump of water of the rio Linares that finds to few kilometres of the municipal term of Puertomingalvo. Situated a short 6 kilometres of the village, can access walking through the senda PRTE-25 Puertomingalvo – Rio Linares.

Puertomingalvo Is a location enclavada in full Cultural Park of the Maestrazgo northeast of the region of Gúdar-Javalambre (province of Teruel) surrounded by some incredible natural surroundings typical of the Serranía of the Maestrazgo.

The urban core assent on a rocky promontory chaired by the volumes of the Castle. Group formed by a complicated network of narrow streets in which they raise good examples of popular architecture, standing out some constructions like the house of the City council. Work raised between the 14th and 15th centuries, presents a beautiful façade realised in sillería of stone in which they stand out his accesses in shape of arch of half point adovelados, as well as his beautiful vain geminados of the upper plant. All finished by a wonderful alero wooden worked.

With water during all the year, the waterfall suffers a descent of his discharge to finals of summer, arriving to be almost frozen in the hard months of winter. Already in spring, with the thaws, has his season of maximum discharge.

Place	Days	Length	Desnivel	Desnivel	Difficulty	Type route
August 2020
Castellón	1	10 Km.	600 m.	600 m.	Easy

Place	Days	Length
August 2020
Castellón	1	10 Km.

Desnivel	Desnivel	Difficulty	Type route
600 m.	600 m.	Easy

1. Waterfall of the Arquero

To arrive to Puertomingalvo, from Castle of Villamalefa takes the CV-175 by Villahermosa of the River until Puertomingalvo.

From the hermitage of Santa Bárbara, beside the cemetery of Puertomingalvo, goes out the track to the valley taking to 200 m. A ramal by the left. We follow it and to the few metres leave it by a way to the left. This way goes through under a farm between bancales, and crosses another track.

We follow descending leaving to our left the entrance of the farm The Career. We happen beside the source The Penilla and a carrasca centenarian. We are still in direction south and happen beside a farmyard in ruins until we arrive to a track that cross a pair of times, afterwards follow it to the left during some metres and go back it to take turning to the right after a curve from where already can see just across the rio the waterfall of the arquero.

We go back to cross the track beside a farm and descend by a senda until the rio Linares beside the old mill.

We can cross the rio by a small runway called The Crowbar and go straight ahead rising until finding the waterfall of the arquero. The name has to to the arcoíris that forms the fine curtain of water when falling.

The return realises by the same way.