Whether for a cloudy day or to lower the heat at noon, Pinamar has a proposal of
trails that few know
about and that can open up an alternative summer plan, in
sport, walk or adventure
mode .
Of course:
put on your shoes
, carry water, put on sunscreen, consider the challenges that the road will pose and have a cell phone with a battery.
It is that several are
informal
footprints trodden by the people of Pinamar and are not signposted, although they are easy to walk.
Cariló towards the Southern Border
The view from the dunes is worth the climb.
Photo: Fernando de la Orden / Special Envoy
"There is a path, which I think
only Pinamarans know about
," a regular from the area tells
Clarín
who prefers to remain anonymous.
And he continues: “It crosses Cariló towards the southern border and it is
amazing
.
It ends up going up a steep dune that takes your breath away, but you turn around and it's impressive, because you see the whole forest from above”.
--But where is it? asks Clarin.
Are you going to put it in a note?
--What if.
No, then I can't tell you.
The vegetation becomes more luxuriant after the bifurcation.
Photo: Fernando de la Orden / Special Envoy
There really isn't that much of a mystery, and
the clues can be found on Google Maps
.
The road begins where Carpintero Street ends to the south, about four blocks from the sea and is so marked by ATVs that it can be seen with the naked eye.
The soil is rather sandy, so it is
easier to walk than to run or cycle
, and it is surrounded by vegetation with a strong presence of pine trees, but also with some eucalyptus and poplar trees.
The environment is very leafy, so much so that from the air you cannot distinguish the path, but you have to be careful not to get distracted by looking at the treetops and the vines that climb up the trunks, because there are
quite a few roots on the ground
.
Care must be taken not to trip over the roots of the soil.
Photo: Fernando de la Orden / Special Envoy
After ten minutes of walking there is
a fork
, which should be followed to the left.
The trail narrows and you even have to go over fallen logs.
Very careful with the ground, again.
"It is that it is
a path that the firefighters opened
to have a place to go in case they had to put out a fire," another source explained to this newspaper.
Finally, just a few minutes away, the dune starts, and
the view
is everything promised
.
Green, some red and purple flowers, and on the other side the dunes and the sea.
On the other border, there are
several tracks marked between the wooded dunes
located where the urbanized area of Pinamar Norte ends, but most of them are traveled at high speed by motorcycles, quadricycles and UTVs, so the safe option to walk is to continue walk along the beach or take advantage of the free test drive offered by some companies.
In the dunes
There several automotive companies carry out trips, such as those organized by Renault.
Photo: Fernando de la Orden / Special Envoy
For example, in the case of Renault, on Thursdays and Sundays at 9 a.m. you can participate in the driving clinic in dunes and the two-hour journey to La Frontera Norte, both with your own 4x4 and with Alaskan, Duster Oroch models. and Duster.
At the stand located at the Kota Beach Parador, there are also surf classes, yoga and live shows.
A forest bath in Cariló
A walk to relax on a cloudy day in Pinamar.
Photo: Fernando de la Orden / Special Envoy
The beginning of this dirt and sand path, at the intersection of
Gomero and Zorzal
, is not so visible, but it is enough to go about ten meters to see it meandering through the pines.
In this case, it is
a road that connects the urbanized part of Cariló with Route 11
, but the cars are hardly heard.
What sounds is the sea and the leaves of the pine trees that sway.
Along the way, between the needles and the pineapples on the ground, some "old man's beards" appear, which speaks of the purity of the air.
It is a
magical place
that many visit in the morning, when it is not so hot yet.
Something that few know is that a good immersion in the forest can "
activate the parasympathetic nervous system
, which is that of rest and relaxation, the one that is activated after making love or eating with pleasure," the guide
explained to
Clarín
. Rocío Ferraro (@shinrinyokuargentina on Instagram).
You can see the typical pines of the area.
Photo: Fernando de la Orden / Special Envoy
Every Friday morning, as long as the weather is good, Ferraro performs a "forest bath" along this path, in an experience that uses the technique of "Shinrin Yoku" -nature bath in Japanese-.
The practice, created in the eastern country, aims to
combat depression and anxiety
, among other problems, through immersion in the natural atmosphere.
“In our evolutionary life, human beings live 99% in nature and only 1% in cities.
So that in a forest bath what we do is wake up, unravel that red thread that we have with the natural world, which is a refuge, which is home, food and shelter”, explained the guide.
Forest bathing in Pinamar.
Photo: Fernando de la Orden / Special Envoy
Suggestion: when you leave this walk, you can
visit the hummingbird garden at Pinamar Cariló Golf
and sit down with a book or mate to look at these little birds and the bright grasses around.
The garden has plants, such as salvias and quivers, which bloom at different times of the year and which were selected for the interest they generate in the friendly little birds, as well as butterflies and other pollinators.
There are
guided tours organized
by landscape designer Nancy Gargiulo (On Instagram, @jardinesmagicos).
Pioneer Park Trail
Ideal for running or cycling.
Photo: Fernando de la Orden / Special Envoy
It is a
material path
that crosses a wooded boulevard in the middle of two little-traveled sand streets.
It is ideal for running, biking or walking at any time of the day due to the shade of the trees.
It was made by the company Pinamar SA, which owns several of the
closed neighborhoods that surround this trail
, such as La Herradura, Bosques and Pioneros, and donated to the municipality of Pinamar.
To mark the beginning, an easy strategy is to search Google Maps for “Work
'Permanence of a dream'
by Alberto Bastón Díaz.
Parque Escultórico de Pinamar", a steel installation 8.50 meters high in the shape of a shelled pineapple. It is an obligatory selfie point, since we are passing through.
Path of the path of Los Pioneros, in Pinamar.
Photo: Fernando de la Orden / Special Envoy -
From there, at Av. Bunge and Av. Verde de Circunvalación, the path continues for around 8 kilometers, with small ups and downs.
The road is not very difficult either, but
you have to be attentive to cyclists
.
If you started early, you can continue your walk through the picturesque neighborhoods of Pinamar Norte to the Pinamar Norte shopping center and stop for a few minutes to have lunch or an ice cream.
Wild flowers grow among the pines.
Photo: Fernando de la Orden / Special Envoy
One more piece of information: for runners, every year Pinamar has
two important marathons
, the Desert marathon, in the La Frontera area, and the Night Race, a night race with headlamps, which runs through both the forest and the town.
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