Ballesta: "This is posted and approved routes, suitable for both specialized and families and tourists walkers".
The City Council has launched a print run of 5,000 sports and tourist brochures areas including spectacular images of landscapes, captured by a drone, and information in Castilian and English.
Incorporating QR Codes and reading in a mobile application reduces the possibility of loss or disorientation of hikers on the mountain.
The Visitor Center La Luz today hosted the presentation of the network of trails in the Municipality of Murcia, a total of 15 routes and over 120 kilometers of walking itineraries that reveal the most beautiful natural areas of the municipality, thanks to the joint efforts of the Mountaineering Federation of the Region and the Department of Employment, Tourism and Culture.
The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, stressed that "it is approved and marked trails, suitable for both specialized and families and tourists walkers.
The routes have been certified by the Spanish Federation of Mountain Sports and Climbing, which meet all national and international safety standards and quality. "
The first routes to sporting and tourist foot of the municipality of Murcia, aimed at both experts hiking and the general public, including signposted from the Garruchal to the Sierra del Carrascoy, with tours of the districts of San José de la Montaña, Los Garres , Algezares, Santo Angel, La Alberca, El Palmar, Sangonera la Verde, Monteagudo and the area of ​​the Segura river passing through Murcia, from La Contraparada to Beniel.
"All routes run through the environment Carrascoy Regional Park and El Valle, but three routes: Cabezo del Puerto (Puerto de la Cadena), the River Segura and Monteagudo," said the mayor.
The natural beauty of Murcia, bird's eye view
Murcia City Council today launched a print run of 5,000 booklets with 15 routes which also includes spectacular images areas of landscapes captured by a drone, "allowing us to appreciate the natural beauty of our town bird's eye view" said the mayor.
The brochures also collect information in Castilian and English on the kilometers, duration and difficulty of each route, the altitude sections, characteristics of each path and the main points of natural, historical, geographical and monumental interest.
There are also indications that mark the nearby restaurants, gasolinereas, parking, information points and recreational areas.
"They have released two models of prospectuses: a sport that includes a complete topographic map for walkers and other specialized tourism, with a more visual and didactic map" explained José Ballesta.
QR codes to facilitate orientation
Another new feature of this initiative is the incorporation of QR codes in the brochures.
You just have to scan for all route information directly to the mobile phone.
"In addition, there is an application that can be downloaded and, through an alarm, indicating the when Shining Path is deviating from the marked course, decreasing the possibility of loss or disorientation in the bush," said the mayor.
"The aim of this initiative, like the 12 tourist routes around the Huerta de Murcia presented last May, is to bring and to value our landscapes and natural heritage of Murcia, which is a living part of the identity of municipality, "he concluded the mayor.
The City Council distruibuirá, starting today, brochures from the different points of information and tourism in the municipality.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia