Location: Poveda de la Sierra

Poveda de la Sierra one of the villages hooks Alto Tajo, offers the visitor a privileged natural space full of itineraries and corners of great interest such as the Poveda waterfalland the canyon of the Tagus, as well as the Horcajo ravine and Hoz del Tajuelo gorge.
The main industry in the locality was textiles with looms, fulling and carding machines cloth mills that made use of the abundant flax and the excellent wool of the area. There were also two flour mills and a hydroelectric power station. Today, the quarries of kaolin have made Poveda a mining town where construction and a growing service sector linked to tourism are also important.

Poveda waterfall

An old waterfall that never worked.

The Poveda waterfall is located in the place where the construction of a weir was planned - unfinished - and which today has an impressive waterfall.

Dirección Poveda de la Sierra

RG PNAT 8 Route of Salto de Poveda and Taravilla Lagoon

Short route through the best known landscapes of the Alto Tajo.

The route of Salto de Poveda and Laguna Taravilla, runs through these two enclaves, a 5 km circular route with some small slopes.

Dirección Start and finish at Laguna de Taravilla

Categorías Official Routes Trails

Poveda Road Recreation Area

Good place to get water and see the Bocanegra spring.

Small area or rest area next to the road where we find a fountain, tables and benches for a break on the road.

Dirección Poveda road recreation area

Categorías Recreational Areas

Tagus Suspension Bridge Recreational Area

One of the postcards of the Upper Tagus, the suspension bridge over the river

This area is located just before reaching the suspension bridge over the Tagus and the Poveda waterfall, and has benches and tables where you can eat.

Dirección Tagus Suspension Bridge Recreational Area

Categorías Recreational Areas

Fuente del Berro Recreational Area

On the road to the Poveda waterfall

Situated on the banks of the Tagus under dense shade and with a swimming area in the river, ideal for nature activities in summer.

Dirección Fuente del Berro Recreational Area

Categorías Recreational Areas Diving

Poveda de la Sierra Information Point

Puente de Poveda Tourist Information Point

Information from Poveda de la Sierra, wooden hut on the old bridge under the road, at the turn-off to Salto de Poveda.

Dirección Poveda de la Sierra Information Point

Categorías Tourist information

St Paul's Church

16th-century Romanesque church in Poveda

The church of San Pablo Apostol was renovated in the 20th century, the belfry and the portico protected by an atrium on wooden pillars remain.

Dirección Church of San Pablo, Poveda de la Sierra

Categorías Heritage Visit

Fuente del Berro Refuge

Accessible refuge by the Tagus river

The refuge of Fuente del Berro is on the track that leads to the houses of Salto and Salto de Poveda, so it is very easy to get there.

Dirección Fuente del Berro Refuge

Categorías Shelters

Bocanegra Spring

Roadside spring

The Bocanegra spring is located on the right bank of the Arroyo de la Hoz at the turn-off on the road from Peñalén to Poveda de la Sierra.

Dirección Poveda de la Sierra Road

Categorías Waterfalls Caves and Chasms

Georuta 7: Taravilla Lagoon-Salto de Poveda-Peralejos

Waterways

We travel through one of the most beautiful and visited areas of the Alto Tajo, discovering wonderful places such as the Salto or the Taravilla Lagoon.

Dirección Start at Salto de Poveda

Categorías Georutas