This path owes its name to the fact that a long time ago, in a nearby cave, there lived a character who made combs and other utensils with the materials of the area.<\/p>\n
It is one of the shortest trails in the natural park. It is actually the access road to the Cueva del Peinero refuge. But its brevity should not underestimate its value. We have in front of us one of the wildest landscapes in the park. Deep gorges and steep rocky ridges, lush vegetation and abundant water are its riches. <\/p>\n
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Framed in the Sierra de las Villas, our path begins at kilometer 34 of the JH-7155 road, also called Travesal de las Villas. At this point is the Cueva del Perineo recreational area (see 1 map), which is next to the Aguacebas Grande river and where there are fountains, tables and barbecues. We can also leave our car. Here we will see the signs for the start of the trail, and we will begin to climb along a narrow and initially asphalted track, which has a moderate slope. <\/p>\n
In about two hundred meters, we will cross a speed bump, the Raso de la Honguera 2 stream, so called because of the number of fungi that thrived due to the humidity, and we continue ascending.<\/p>\n
After a couple of curves and another two hundred meters, we find the old Forest House Cueva del Perineo 3. This modest house is the end of the trail and the main point of interest for your visits. It works as a mountain refuge and gives shelter to hikers who need to rest. <\/p>\n
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The views that we can appreciate from here are unique and, in a few places in these mountains, we will have them similar.<\/p>\n
The headwaters of the Aguacebas Grande River have a very alpine appearance, a veritable cirque of rocky peaks and picturesque corners rises before our eyes.<\/p>\n
All of them dotted with lush and varied vegetation, due to the fact that we find two different areas: the bottom of the valley and the high arteries. Thus we have some plant species typical of humid areas and others of dry areas; we must also add the curious rock-dwelling plant species (plants that grow on the rocky cliffs. <\/p>\n
We will observe a botanical variety in such a small space, salgare\u00f1o pines, maple bias bindings, wild roses, rosemary, yews, brakes and a long etcetera.<\/p>\n
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The stone is Tuba characteristic of these mountains. It is also abundant in the Spanish Levante and the Balearic Islands. <\/p>\n
It has been commonly used in the construction of walls in farmhouses and mills in the mountains, as it is a light, insulating and easy to work material.<\/p>\n
This rock originates from the accumulation and precipitation of carbonates that water carries in solution. When water circulates over plants (branches, leaves, mosses,), it leaves thin layers of calcite on them that grow slowly, such as stalactites and stalagmites. <\/p>\n
Over time, the vegetation on which it was deposited dies and rots, disappearing, but its trace or mold remains between the calcareous sheets, already converted into the rock very porous and lighter than most. This way it can be worked with the same tools used for wood, such as the axe and the saw. <\/p>\n
it is so common in the mountains that it gives its name to many places, including a town, La Toba, in the municipality of Santiago \u2013 Pontones.<\/p>\n
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It is therefore worth contemplating this corner in the autumn season, when the yellow of the poplars, together with the golden or red tone of the maples and old vines, splash the aggressive landscape with color. But the great protagonists are, as in other parts of the mountains, the pines, which here challenge the verticality of the rocks, with specimens of considerable size perched on the walls of the limestone rock, making the landscape more vertiginous. <\/p>\n
If we continue along the road downstream, past a dam in the riverbed, where the canyon narrows on the right, we will see some caves formed in a type of rock, known as the tuff. The tuff is a limestone rock that gives rise to whimsical stone formations typical of this mountain range. <\/p>\n
In this cave we find the presence of small communities of horseshoe bats that are very threatened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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