Facing NDD AA Germany

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Distance: 1.78 mi
Elevation gain: 69 ft
Technical difficulty: Easy
Elevation loss: 69 ft
Max elevation: 1,239 ft
TrailRank: 19
Min elevation: 1,137 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: 35 minutes
Time: one hour 3 minutes
Coordinates: 459
Uploaded: February 18, 2019
Recorded: February 2019

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near Santa Catalina de Armada, Galicia (España)

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FACING NDD_AA_Germany

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Randufe's bridge

The river Xallas is 65km long. It starts nearby and flows into the Atlantic Ocean in a beautiful waterfall. Along the river the geological richness is highly important because there are rocks from the oceanic crust and the terrestrial mantle. There is also some evidence that there were the first human settlements in Galicia.The Xallas is a river originating in smaller tributaries in Galicia, Spain close to Xallas.

Meadows

There are often Meadows near the river, because of the rich soil. A meadow is a field habitat vegetated by grass and other non-woody plants (grassland). Meadows are of ecological importance because they are open, sunny areas that attract and support flora and fauna that could not thrive in other conditions. Meadows may be naturally occurring or artificially created from cleared shrub or woodland

Eucalyptus trees

These trees are very tall and many humans remove their skin.Eucalyptusis a diverse genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia, and include Eucalyptus regnans, the tallest known flowering plant on Earth. Australia is covered by 92,000,000 hectares (227,336,951 acres) of eucalypt forest, comprising three quarters of the area covered by native forest.[5]

Oak tree

Is the most common tree that can be found in this zone.The Oak tree is one of the most loved trees in the world, and with good reason. It’s a symbol of strength, morale, resistance and knowledge. Throughout history, the Oak has been represented in different mythologies and sometimes linked to powerful gods (in Greek mythology it was a symbol of Zeus, the God of Thunder.)

Path of mining area

These areas have seen sporadic mining since the Romans first exploited the gold reserves. More recently multiple companies explored the area during the 19th and 20th centuries. Several mines are located in Santa Comba municipality. This is one of the reasons why archaelogical value of the area has not been fully studied so far.

Watermill

This little building is an old watermill. As you can see, it was built in the middle of a meadow. Like many parts of the world, flour was originally produced in Galicia by using water power to turn large circular grinding stones against one another with the grain being ground between them. The propensity of rivers and streams in Galicia has always made this method accessible and the power of harnessing running water was a main stay of the region's many communities.

Pine wood

Here in Galicia, you can often find pines. Most pines have thick and scaly bark. A lot of branches arise from the same, spirally arranged points on the tree. Pines have leaves shaped like needles that remain on the trees throughout the whole year (evergreen plants).

Ripirian vegetation

Common vegetation in the river banks. We can't see the river from here, but we can see the limits of the wetland.

Dam

A dam was built to carry water to a hydroelectric power station, another impact on nature. But on the other hand it gives a view that represents the previous years.

Along the river

If you want to, you can walk directly next to the river Xallas on this hiking path.

Ferns

One of the most common species in Galician woodlands. A fern is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers.

Woody dribes

Logs and branches from dead trees fallen into the river after storms or any other reason. They must be kept like that because they project the shores and can create new ecosystems naturally

Hammocks

At this part of the river are many islands. These consist of trees and plant leftovers. Maritime hammocks, also known as maritime forests or coastal hammocks, are found on stable sand dunes away from the beach on barrier islands, and on small islands in salt marshes. They are found all along the Atlantic Coast and Gulf Coast of the United States. Some authorities classify coastal hammocks as hydric hammocks.

Natural restoration

Restoration ecology is the scientific study supporting the practice of ecological restoration, which is the practice of renewing and restoring degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystems and habitats in the environment by active human intervention and action.

Galacian river

The rivers of Galicia form part of a dense hydrographical network in the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia and has been described by Otero Pedrayo as “the land of a thousand rivers”. Most rivers are not deep enough to be navigable, although small boats are sailed in the lower courses of the River Minho and several others, as well as at many of the dams. The rivers flowing into the Bay of Biscay (Cantabrian Sea) tend to be very short, and those flowing into the Atlantic Ocean are only a little longer, except for the Minho (340 km) and the Sil (225 km), whose lengths are several hundred kilometres. There are numerous rapids, due to the steep gradients of many river courses. In addition to river fishing, rivers have been used to power mills, and dams have been constructed both to provide hydroelectric power and for storage of water.