Circular Cretas-Queretes

A circular route running through the Cretas-Queretes area. The route is very straightforward, without crossing any roads, and is signposted with yellow and white trail markers.

The starting point is Plaza Pascual Buendia in Cretas. From there you pass through La Arrabal de San Roque, at the 'Barana', where you take the Valderrobres path and continue along the 'los Domenges' trail. Along the way you will pass: 'Font de la Barra'; 'la Bassa de Maximiliano'; 'Mas de Dau'; the pre-Iberian settlement of 'los Domenges'; the Buitrera hillside, where you can visit a lime kiln; 'la Plana', a spot with excellent views of Cretas-Queretes; and 'Font del Corral Nou'.

From 'Font del Corral Nou' you can return to Cretas-Queretes via variant 1 or continue the full itinerary. The route passes a lime kiln, a group of Iberian burial mounds, and through a pine and holm oak forest until reaching 'Creu d'en Sastres'.

From 'Creu d'en Sastres' you can return via variant 2 or continue the main PR trail via variant 3, along the 'Gascons' path, passing: Font Salada; Font del'Amat; 'Mas de Torres'; 'Mas de l'Ama Jove', which has an interesting silo beside the path and a pre-Iberian settlement on a hilltop to the left; 'Mas de Pere la Reina', with Iberian archaeological remains; and the area of 'Mas del Blau o de Paco'. Continue along the path until reaching the 'Calapata' trail.

From the 'Calapata' path, head towards Cretas, passing through the 'Mas dels Serranos' area, where on the right you can visit the pre-Iberian settlement of 'el flaret'. The route continues along the 'costa de Calapata', passing the rock art shelters of 'els Gascons' and 'Roca dels Moros'. Continue towards Cretas-Queretes past 'pou de rodes' alongside the 'd'En Rebassa' ravine, climbing the 'Costa de la Fossa' to the area of 'Cova de la Hedra'.

On the 'Font Clara' path you can take variant 4 or continue along the main PR trail to 'Maset de l'Obre', where you may choose variant 5 or carry on the main PR past 'Font de Seuma', the 'Reles' path, the 'Font de la Roca' area, 'Mas de Madalenes o Paisa' (Iberian settlement), to the 'Canterada' area and its pre-Iberian settlement. The trail passes the 'Puntarro' area, 'del Rossi' ravine, 'Font d'Aburse' ravine, 'Vall de Maella' and 'Font de les Aixetes' before arriving back in Cretas-Queretes through the 'Jardines de la Corona de Aragon'.