ASQUE – REGACENS SHELTER Duration: 3 hours in total (there and back) Level: Easy Recommendations:Take drinking water and wear suitable walking shoes. Stay on the marked path. Avoid walking in the mountains on very hot days. Points of interest: Santa Columba church (19th century); Guadamacil Art Museum; the Devil’s Bridge on the path to Colungo; views of Alquézar and the River Vero canyon.

This route can be undertaken on foot or by mountain bike (except the canyon descent to reach the Regacens shelter which is only accessible on foot.)
After leaving Asque, the path zigzags through olive groves and almond tree orchards before arriving at a valley that marks the entrance to the protected area of the Sierra and Canyons of Guara Natural Park.
From here the path continues through the countryside, passing thickets of holm-oak, low brush and scrub typical of the area.  Watch out for the place where the path branches off to descend steeply into the canyon to reach the Regacens shelter.
The opening to the shelter faces the Fuente canyon.  This enormous fissure in the rock appears to have fractured the mountain range into two halves, and allows a secretive glimpse of the village of Alquézar.

Along the path you will be able to take in a variety of fauna as you walk, including griffon vultures that make their homes in the south facing walls of the canyon. As the warm weather arrives, Egyptian vultures can also be seen as they return to Guara after a winter in Africa.  The last stretch of the path snakes into the depths of a canyon; the water here is one of the River Vero’s many tributaries.  Here, it is often possible to see falcons and the occasional golden eagle flying over the limestone cliffs; however, the lammergeyer is considered to be the true king of the skies above Guara.  

Regacens route. The path arrives at a shelter with rock paintings in the Levantine and Schematic styles.		Santa Columba church.  Dating back to the end of the 19th Century, the building follows the principles of Neo-gothic style.		Olive groves and almond trees.		Fuente Canyon. A glimpse of Alquézar through the canyon opening, as seen from the Regacens shelter.