Marjal Pego-Oliva y Rabdells Route

La marjal, located between the provinces of Alacante and Valencia, between Pego and Oliva; It is surrounded by the mountains of Mostalla to the north, Mediodía to the west and Segaría to the south, a strategic horseshoe that protects one of the best wetlands on the Peninsula. Throughout its 1,250 hectares of surface, delimited by the Bullent or Vedat rivers to the north and the Racons or Molinell to the south. It was declared a Natural Park on December 27, 1994.

The marsh is also part of the Ramsar Convention for the global protection of wetlands since 1971, it is declared a special protection area for birds (SPA) and is integrated into the Nature 2000 Network of the European Union. Nature 2000 is a European ecological network of biodiversity conservation areas.

5-leaf gates operated by metal handwheels. The floodgates, used since ancient times for rice cultivation (until 2003 they were made of wood), regulate the flow of water in the Bullent River, being of vital importance for the water regulation of the park.

A space where the river is shown to us surrounded by yellow and beautiful lilies at the foot of a magnificent and generous wooded area. On the southern slope there are numerous numbered wooden platforms, assigned to fishing. Next to the wooded area there are some old ruins from the 17th century and a small house, in front of which there are a large number of freshwater sources, habitat of Valencian endemisms such as the Gambeta or the famous Samaruc, in serious danger of extinction as a result of the loss of their habitat, the contamination of aquifers and the artificial introduction of predators. The presence of the samaruc, practically extinct in Safor, shows us the great quality of the river waters and the sources where it feeds.

The Bullent, a river that usually carries a large flow of water throughout the year, including in times of drought. Due to this characteristic, it is classified as the largest river in Europe in relation to its short route, just over 6 kilometers, although the upper part is an artificial channel to provide an outlet for the disappeared Revuelta River, which formerly crossed the marsh.

It is a small river with crystal clear waters that borders the Muntanyeta Verda to the south and progressively widens.

Ullal del Salinar

The Salinar ullal is a spring of fresh underground water that flows from contact with the calcareous reliefs of the Verda muntanyeta. The water evidently has an excellent quality, clear and clean, and a really low salinity, a circumstance that has allowed the presence of a very rich underwater vegetation (macrophytes), considered the best of all the wetlands on the Peninsula.

Font Salada (or Ullal del Burro), located in the heart of the Pego-Oliva Marjal Natural Park, is a perfect spot for bathing both in winter and summer, as the water temperature remains around 23ºC year-round (always above 21ºC and reaching up to 29ºC).