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INTRODUCTION
Distance: 3.5 kilometers
Technical difficulty: Low
Route type: linear
A 3.5-kilometer healthy route through the northern district of Alcobendas.
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1. Valdelasfuentes Sports City
The route begins at the Valdelasfuentes Sports City, a state-of-the-art facility and a national benchmark, with water as its main theme. Located in the Alcobendas Norte district, it covers an area of 165,000 m2 and includes a swimming pool complex, three artificial turf soccer fields, six multi-sport courts, eight paddle tennis courts, a locker room, a fitness and weight room, four gyms, a spa area, a children's area, an auditorium, and a Sports Medicine Center. The aquatic complex features a cutting-edge design with a recreational pool as its centerpiece; it features slides, currents, jacuzzis, and a heated outdoor area, as well as thermal rooms with saunas, steam baths, a caldarium, a sanarium, an ice fountain, and a cold well.
2. Curved Wall. Sculpture
We continue along Francisco Javier Sauquillo Street to Carlos Muñoz Ruiz Street, where we come across the sculpture "Curved Wall" by the author Sol Lewitt, a soft undulating form that contrasts with the roughness of the material, and which invites us to focus on the perception of the idea that lies within a work of abstract art.
Near this point, on Paseo de Valdelasfuentes, we find the Área del Espacio theme park, which, with almost 800 square meters, has a zip line, two multi-games that imitate spaceships, a lunar car, a seesaw shuttle... All of this on a floor with volumes as if they were the craters of the Moon.
3. Pool Walk
We continue our tour along Carlos Muñoz Ruiz Street and Pablo Iglesias Avenue, where we find the Paseo de las Albercas. Located in Fuente Lucha Park (North), it is a setting with multiple fountains and small flowerbeds, reminiscent of Arabian gardens, where you can appreciate the murmur of water, the reflections of light, the scent of aromatic plants, and the color of the flowers.
4. Ocean Park
The route continues along Embrujo Street and the Fuente Lucha promenade, where the Ocean Children's Park is located.
5. Heart of the Trees. Sculpture
At the end of the walk we enter Fuente Lucha Park (South).
With a surface area of 67,171 square meters, it houses the sculptural ensemble "The Heart of the Trees" by Jaume Plensa. Comprised of seven bronze bodies embracing a cypress tree, the human figure is the focal point of his work.
Each one is unique, but it is part of a society, a culture. The body ends up being something inert, unchanging, while the tree will continue to grow, and one day it will cover its face and overflow.
6. Western Village
Continuing through the park, we find the "Western Village" themed children's play area, set in the Wild West, with a main attraction in the center: a large circular slide.
Next to the park is the pneumatic waste collection center with a solar roof, a unique building thanks to its 45-kilowatt photovoltaic panel power plant. The facility serves 3,675 homes and can collect 22 tons of waste daily through 3,900 meters of pipes. This eliminates the use of fossil fuels, eliminates environmental pollution, and reduces the emission of approximately 60 tons of CO2 per year, approximately 120 tons of nitrogen oxide per year, and 225 tons of sulfur oxide.
7. Valdelasfuentes Park
The final stretch of the route runs along José del Hierro Street, through the park next to Paseo de la Estación, and continues along Miguel de Cervantes Street. We enter Valdelasfuentes Park, a setting of wide meadows characterized by its large waterfalls, which flow into a pond where various species of ducks are frequently seen.
Near the park is the Valdelasfuentes pneumatic waste collection center with a solar roof. The goal is to serve the residents of the development by collecting the household waste generated.
