Hydrogeoday 2023 in the Molina-Alto Tajo Geopark

Hydrogeody

The Hidrogeodía is a day for the dissemination of hydrogeology, on the occasion of the celebration of the World Water Day  which will be held on 22 March.

For this reason, the Molina-Alto Tajo Geopark will host a day with free activities, guided by hydrogeologists and open to all types of public, regardless of their knowledge of the subject on Sunday 26th March.

The Taravilla lagoon karst system: the action of water under the beauty of the landscape.

This activity will take place in the immediate vicinity of the Poveda waterfall and the Taravilla Lagoon the next Sunday 26 March from 10:00, where experts will help us to understand the importance of groundwater, taking these important resources from the Molina-Alto Tajo Geopark.

The itinerary begins in the spot known as Casas del salto de Poveda, a small reservoir that drains forming a waterfall over a disused dam covered by tuff deposits. The former lodgings of the workers who built the dam have been restored as rural accommodation with restaurant services and a parking area for vehicles. From there, the itinerary, about 3 km round trip, is made up of paths and a forest track, crossing the Tagus River on a footbridge, ascending the tuffaceous building that dams the Taravilla lagoon and ending with the arrival at the initial upwelling that gives rise to the whole tuffaceous system.

Where to sign up

You must sign up by sending an email to [email protected]

How to get there

The meeting point and starting point for this tour is the parking next to the rural accommodation Casas del Salto de Poveda.
To get there, take the forest track that leaves from the km. 69 of the CM-210 road (just at the edge of the Poveda bridge), along which we will have to drive for about 5 kilometres until we reach the car park located just below the accommodation.

II Hydrogeological Photography Competition 2023

On the occasion of this celebration and to publicise Hidrogeodía 2023, especially through RRSS, the AIH-GE has organised a
photography competition with hydrogeological themes.

So if you like photography and you are going to come to this activity, take the opportunity to take some nice pictures and you will have the chance to win a prize. You'll find all the information below, but you can also consult the rules of participation for this competition, of course, don't forget to sign up for the activity beforehand, only registered participants can participate!.

Further information

See the event pages for more information:

https://www.aih-ge.org/hidrogeodia-2023/

Download the pdf with all the information here.

Rules of participation in the photographic competition