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Sierra de Segura. Pontones - Source of the river Segura. Jaén trekking routes

Time: Two hours.

Pontones has two quarters, Pontón Alto and Pontón Bajo, this last quarter on the road described at the beginning of our route.

Walking on along this road towards Santiago de la Espada and just when leaving the town, there is a forest track to our right which leads to the source of the river Segura. The track runs on upwards and after crossing several gorges there is Fuente Segura country estate on our right, and on our left there is a valley worth a walk.

A bit farther we shall arrive at the source of the river Segura, after a sharp bend where there is a recreational area belonging to the AMA.

History

The human settlements discovered here are extremely ancient and, according to archaeological remains discovered in the area, date back to the Calcolithic period. Archaeological evidence of Iberian tribes has also been found. However, the best-documented culture in terms of historical relics is that of the Roman era. According to Pliny, the village was then known as Astigi Vetus.

Alameda has not always been part of the province of Malaga; for many years it belonged to the estate of the Marquis of Estepa and, later, to the province of Seville.

The patio of the parish church houses the grave of a famous and much-feared 19th-century highwayman, Jose Maria Hinojosa, better known by the nickname El Tempranillo, who died near the village in 1833, at the hands of a former accomplice.