The Silent Route
La Ruta del Silencio
This time it's time to tell you about a route I did on December 24th, although I was also here in August. So a few photos will be from the route in summer but 90% will be from this December. It's winter but the weather was unusual for this time of the year, it was almost 20 degrees, so I took the opportunity to go out on my bike and do the penultimate route of the year.
Esta vez toca contaros una ruta que hice este 24 de Diciembre aunque en agosto también estuve por aquí. Así que unas pocas fotos serán de la ruta en verano pero el 90% serán de las de este Diciembre. Es Invierno pero hace un tiempo poco normal para esta época, rozábamos casi los 20 grados entonces aproveche para salir en moto y hacer la penúltima ruta del año.
My route to follow was this one starting from Zaragoza (Spain) and it is about 400km, this map is of the complete route but the Silent Route goes from Cantavieja to Ejulve, all villages of the Maestrazgo region.
Mi ruta a seguir era esta partiendo desde Zaragoza (España) y son unos 400km, este mapa es de la ruta completa pero la ruta del silencio concurre desde Cantavieja hasta Ejulve, todo pueblos de la comarca del Maestrazgo.
Here a friend of one of them was waiting for us to have a coffee. In front of the bar was the municipal sports centre and I was struck by a sculpture made up of old machinery, I didn't know what it was but it adorned the square.
Salimos dos amigos y yo que se animaron a acompañarme en esta ruta e hicimos la primera parada en Mas de las Matas, aquí una amiga de uno de ellos nos estaba esperando para tomar un café, enfrente del bar estaba el polideportivo municipal y me llamó la atención una escultura compuesta por una antigua maquinaria, no supe que era pero adornaba aquella plaza.
The next stop was at the dam of the Santolea reservoir, it was half dry but the views were still impressive, the water flows through a canyon and the colours of the surroundings enchanted me.
La siguiente parada fue en la presa del embalse de Santolea, estaba medio seco pero las vistas aun así son impresionantes, el agua transcurre por un cañón y los colores del entorno me encantaron.
A little further on was a viewpoint to see the other side of the reservoir, we took some photos and now began a fun part full of curves, here lovers of two wheels would enjoy if they go through this area, good asphalt with little traffic and a very very fun road, this section is from Castellote through Olocau del Rey and Mirambel, and then finish in Cantavieja.
Un poco mas adelante estaba un mirado para ver la otra parte del pantano, hicimos unas fotos y ahora comenzaba una parte divertida llena de curvas, aquí los amantes de las dos ruedas disfrutarían si van por esta zona, buen asfalto poco trafico y una carretera muy muy divertida, este tramo es desde Castellote pasando por Olocau del rey y Mirambel, para luego acabar en Cantavieja.
Here in Cantavieja we stopped to refuel our machines and also to eat something, we needed to recover our energy, we were already half way through the route and we went into this curious bar where they offered The Silent Route lunch consisting of truffled fried eggs, home fries, pork ribs, Teruel ham, chorizo, sausage and black pudding. They also brought out some olives to nibble on while we were waiting for lunch.
Aquí en Cantavieja paramos a repostar nuestras maquinas y también para comer algo, necesitábamos recuperar energías, ya llevábamos mitad de ruta y entramos a este curioso bar donde ofrecían el almuerzo The Silent Route compuesto de huevos fritos trufados, patatas fritas caseras, costilla de cerdo en conserva, jamón de Teruel, chorizo, longaniza y morcilla. También nos sacaron unas olivas para picar mientras esperábamos el almuerzo.
We set off and head towards the start of the famous Silent Route, the sign announcing this stretch of road is full of stickers that the thousands of bikers who visit this place leave their little footprint on.
Arrancamos y nos dirigimos hacia el comienzo de la famosa carretera The Silent Route, el cartel que nos anuncia este tramo está lleno de pegatinas que los miles de moteros que visitan este lugar dejan su pequeña huella.
A few kilometres after starting we stop at a monument in the shape of a bus, which pays homage to the bus line that used to run along these roads, this bus is called El Caimán, this model only has two walls and we can get on the back to get on and take some photos, there is a parking area so you can stop without any problems if you go by car, my friends have given me permission to be in the group photo that we took together.
A los pocos kilómetros de comenzar paramos en un monumento con forma de autobús, que homenajea a la línea de autobús que circulaba por estas carreteras, a este autobús se le llama El Caimán, esta maqueta solo tiene dos paredes y podemos ponernos detrás para subirnos y hacer unas fotos, hay zona de aparcamiento así que se puede parar sin problemas si se va en coche, mis amigos me han dado permiso para salir en la foto grupal que nos hicimos juntos.
The scenery is breathtaking and makes you want to stop at every turn to take a picture. / El paisaje es impresionante y dan ganas de parar en cada curva para retratarlo.
We continue along this magnificent road until we reach the rock formation known as El Órgano de Montoro, its characteristic shape is easy to recognise so you can't miss it if you visit this road, you can stop and enjoy a picnic as there are tables for this purpose.
Avanzamos por esta magnifica carretera hasta llegar a la formación rocosa conocida como El Órgano de Montoro, su forma característica es fácil de reconocer así que no tiene perdida si visitas esta carretera, se puede parar y disfrutar de un picnic ya que hay mesas para ello.
And we reach the end of this magnificent stretch of just over 50km but very very fun and surrounded by beautiful scenery. Just after arriving at the end of this route there is a monument of a goat, also full of stickers of bikers who leave their mark. We also have a beautiful viewpoint where a board with a photograph of the landscape marks each point of what we can see from there.
Y llegamos al final de este magnifico tramo de poco mas de 50km pero muy muy divertidos y rodeado de paisajes preciosos. Nada mas llegar al final esta ruta se corona con un monumento de una cabra, también todo lleno de pegatinas de moteros que dejan su huella. También tenemos un precioso mirador donde un tablero con una fotografía del paisaje donde nos marca cada punto de lo que podemos ver desde allí.
We only had to return home, we spent a fantastic day together, good food, good road and good times. As soon as we arrived in Zaragoza (Spain) I proceeded to wash the bike, and all that was left was to get home and rest a bit, although that same day in the evening we had Christmas Eve dinner to celebrate Christmas, what better way to end the year.
Ya solo nos quedaba volver a casa, pasamos un fantástico día juntos, buena comida, buena carretera y buenos momentos. Nada mas llegar a Zaragoza(España) procedí a lavar la moto, ya solo quedaba llegar a casa y descansar un poco, aunque ese mismo día por la noche tocaba cena de nochebuena para celebrar la navidad, que mejor manera de terminar el año.
And that's all for today, I hope you will follow my adventures, thank you very much for everything until next time!
Y hasta aquí es todo por hoy, espero que sigáis mis aventuras, muchas gracias por todo hasta la próxima!
All my photos are my property and are taken from my Xiaomi mobile phone and may be posted on one of my social networks.// Todas mis fotos son de mi propiedad y están hechas desde mi móvil Xiaomi y pueden que estén publicadas en alguna red social mía
a very pleasant trip, unfortunately I don't understand a little about the food you mentioned 😁and I have never seen olives.😭😭😁😁
olives are used to make the famous extra virgin olive oil, the tree that produces it is the olive tree. It is typical of the Mediterranean Sea area in Europe. The food is also typical from here so you won't know it, thank you very much for commenting!
terimakasih sudah menjelaskannya salam saya dari Indonesia..
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