Greenway Agost-Maigmó (pedestrians and bicycles)

Excursion tours and adventure

This cycle route runs along the old Agost-Alcoy train route, which never became operational, now converted into Vía Verde. It has a length of 22 km, with a difference in height of 400 m and a firm, perfectly conditioned and signposted for the circulation of bicycles and pedestrians. It has 6 tunnels and 2 viaducts, which give it more charm. The great attraction of the route, along with the simplicity of its layout, are its changing landscapes. It begins in the almost desertic salt flats of Agost, with its white colors for salt and ocher and reddish colors for the clays that are extracted for the pottery industry of the municipality. There, the "salats" and "salats" fight to survive together with lizards, larks, snakes, etc. All of them are perfectly adapted to this aridity. The route goes ascending progressively, saving tunnels and ramblas, of great beauty, until entering the slopes of the Sierra del Maigmó, where the forests of Aleppo pine appear, with kermes oak, mastic, black hawthorn and other species, in which partridges live , foxes, red choughs, royal whistles or golden eagles, looking for a rabbit to feed on. La Vía ends next to the Alicante-Alcoy motorway, at the foot of the Maigmó. La Vía has 6 unlighted tunnels, two viaducts, two bridges, three rest areas with benches and tables, parking at Kilometer 22 and informative and interpretive signage along the route.