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The ancient railways built in Las Vegas madrileñas between the 19th and 20th centuries to connect the region with the capital, simultaneously allowing the export of industrial and agricultural products, are now converted into pleasant and comfortable bike lanes and greenways perfect for cycling routes of different levels and content. An interesting route starts from the municipality of Tielmes, of Roman origin with interesting medieval heritage, and runs along a stretch of the Greenway of Tajuña to Carabaña. It then continues along the first section adapted from the Train of the 40 Days, to the village of Valdaracete. The route departs from the stone bridge of Tajuña and at the intersection of the hermitage of San Isidro begins a rural path that ascends to the viewpoint of the bench “Tielmes is heart,” with an extraordinary panoramic view of the urban ensemble on the hillside of the valley. The Greenway passes through the welcoming site of the hermitage of the Santos Niños and at the municipal boundary is the entrance to the Azud de Vaciabotas, known as the “waterfall” of Tajuña.
The streets of Carabaña are outside the route, on the other side of the Tajuña River, it is one of the oldest populations in the Community of Madrid and to enter you must cross the Tajuña bridge, of Roman origin and reconstructed in the 18th century. The cycling itinerary crosses the road of Estremera and connects with the layout of the Train of the 40 Days, which is also adapted as a Greenway between Carabaña and Estremera. The Train of the 40 Days or Vía Negrín was built in a hurry during the Civil War to supply the Republican troops fighting in Madrid.
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place Otro Vaciabotas Weir
The "azudes" are original from the Arab period, improving the previous irrigation systems of the Romans. The "great" Muslim river dams allowed increasing the flow of the ditches and was the beginning of extensive agriculture in the Tajuña valley. The Azud de Vaciabotas is known as the "waterfall of Tajuña," it is the water intake of the Caz del Molino of the Tajuña river, it is also known as Azud del Molino because it is next to the old Molino Nuevo or Molino de la Isla, privately owned, documented in the Topographical Relations of Philip II.
place Otro Carabaña Bridge
Carabaña is one of the oldest towns in the Community of Madrid. The cycling route runs along the Greenway of Tajuña through a pleasant tree-lined path with a rest area and passes by the neoclassical bridge over the Tajuña River; numerous sources claim that the river crossing is of Roman origin and has undergone several reconstructions over time. The most significant rehabilitation was in the 18th century with limestone blocks in a setting of elms, giant poplars, and riverside vegetation that forms a true forest wall along the riverbanks.
place Otro Train of 40 Days
The Train of 40 Days or Negrín Route was built in record time during the Civil War to supply the republican troops defending the city of Madrid on the Jarama front and other areas of the capital from the peninsular Levante. The railway works were completed in the last weeks of the war and barely served as a supply route for troops and war material for "40 days." At the end of the conflict, the railway fell into decline and was abandoned, leaving a curious milestone in the history of Spanish railways for active tourism uses.