Peña Cortada Roman Aqueduct

Chelva, Spain

The Roman aqueduct Peña Cortada is the main attraction of Valencia’s La Serranía region. The aqueduct gives you the opportunity to walk through tunnels carved in rock, cross impressive bridges, and admire unique scenery of the area.

The colossal work of hydraulic engineering was built by the Romans in the 1st century AD. The aqueduct is one of the most important in the country and conserves sections over 28km. The most spectacular elements are the Rambla de Alcotas Bridge, the Barranco del Gato Bridge and the Peña Cortada in Calles, an impressive vertical cut followed by a gallery carved in the rock that can be visited.

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Chelva, Spain
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Founded: 1st century AD
Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in Spain

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4.8/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Evan Predavec (7 months ago)
Beautiful walk especially in the old aqueduct tunnels. The bridge is scary if you fear heights.
Marzena Koczy (9 months ago)
Great experience. Perfect for families as it is super exciting going through the tunels and the aqueduct.
Tilo Asmussen (17 months ago)
Supercool, but a little bit scary if you have problems with heights. The path is probably 1.5 m wide and, in the theory, safe as long as you stay in the middle. Most people will be able to cross but as there is no railing some might find the deep drop too much to cope with.
Doris L (3 years ago)
Definitely a good place to take the kids/teenagers! It’s free and they are well entertained!!! This is worthwhile! Climb some small rocks, cross the main aqueduct, don’t look down ? if you’re afraid of heights! It is an adventure! It is definitely not boring. We went on an overcast Thursday. We arrived at 15h. It wasn’t busy but some were leaving and some like us, arriving. We didn’t hike the entire route but we went for about 1.5hrs. I couldn’t imagine doing this in August! ?. It did not feel dangerous, you just have to tell your kids to stay on the trail. Agree with other posts, to watch Roman Aqueduct history before going would make the experience more interesting. A reviewer mentioned there are two entrances. I think one from Calles and the other Chelva. We went to the closest connection which is Chelva and it’s only a 10 min walk to get to the exciting parts of the trail from the parking lot. You can see it first or save the best for the last. Whatever you do, you have to return to your car. Definitely need closed toed shoes. We had a wind breaker on. Bring food and snacks. No baños. All nature. As for getting there, it is a beautiful ride. Easy from Valencia. Just follow google map. When you turn off from the main road you’ll start on the gravel road that’s as wide as a car but eventually it gets a little wider. Look ahead for on coming traffic. Definitely going back there!
Milena Haas (5 years ago)
Great walk, amazing view. You can walk very little or keep walking so it's a bit for everyone. The drive there is also quite interesting and fun!
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