Located in the northeast of the province of Segovia, the Natural Park of Sickles of the Duratón river has a surface of 5,037 hectares. It is called “sickles of the Duratón” to the tube that the river has excavated in a zone of limestone rock (originated it makes 140 million years), between the localities of Sepúlveda and Burgomillodo. The Duratón river stagnates in the tube that gets to reach more than one hundred meters of unevenness in some zones. Its steep landscape lodges an important community of predatory birds , between which almost 500 pairs of lion vultures stand out, the real egyptian vultures, eagles, the travelling hawks and the azor. With respect to the flora, the opened forests of sabina to albar and junipers can be mentioned, and the forests of shore formed by ashs, willows, poplars, alders and elm trees. In the Natural Park also sectors of great cultural and historical value can be appraised. Among them are the ruins of the Monastery of Our Mrs. of Los Angeles of the Sickle, founded on 1231 by franciscanos monks. The old monastery collapsed in 1492, with exception of the church. In 1565 it was visited by king Felipe II, who impelled reconstruction works. To the site one accedes through waters of the marsh of Burgomillodo, respecting the restrictions that its situation within the Zone of Reserve imposes. The hermitage of San Frutos is a construction that dates from century XII. Declared “Artistic Historical Monument”, Don Michael was constructed by the monk, counting on a single ship, vault of tube and apse. In the zone also there is a cemetery, in which several tombs are conserved. Several routes recommended within the Natural Park of Sickles of the Duratón river exist: – Long Footpath: Linear route of 12 kilometers, begins in the Bridge of Talcano and arrives until the Bridge of Villaseca. In the period of young of the birds rapaces (of January to July), is due to ask for permission to accede to the footpath. – Footpath of both rivers: Circular route of about 5 kilometers, with average difficulty. – Footpath of the Molinilla: One begins in the Bridge of Villaseca until the Prey of the Molinilla. Route of a kilometer and means of going, low difficulty. Another option is the accomplishment of aquatic sports, like canoeing and canoe

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