Gravel through the Baix Maestrat from Sant Mateu

Gravel loop through inland Baix Maestrat, starting and finishing in Sant Mateu, the old capital of the Maestrazgo, where parking by the old town is easy. It heads south on farm tracks among olive and almond trees and dry-stone terraces to la Salzadella and Les Coves de Vinromà, climbs towards the Albocàsser plateau and returns via Tírig, beside the Valltorta, home to the rock art. Dirt tracks and rural lanes, with a few stretches of quiet local road linking the villages. There's water and bars in every village on the route; between them there are no services, so carry full bottles. Best from autumn to spring: in summer the heat bites and shade is scarce. On rainy days some tracks get muddy. Respect the farms and crops and close any livestock gates you come across.

Track based on an in-house design on OpenStreetMap (ODbL).