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INTRODUCTION
Distance: 4,308 kilometers
Technical difficulty: Medium
Path: Linear
Identifying Color: ORANGE
Healthy Route 6 runs through various parks and streets in the city. It begins on Avenida de Bruselas, near Caléndula Street, and continues along the pedestrian zone next to the A-1 motorway, crossing the intersections of Avenida de la Ermita, Calle Francisca Delgado, and Calle Anabel Segura. On the latter, it runs up a long flight of stairs, continuing along the pedestrian zone next to the A-1 motorway until it joins the path next to the M-12 motorway, where it crosses the footbridge to enter Camino de Burgos, where it ends. Along the way, in addition to enjoying the different types of vegetation found in the parks, we can visit the various unique spots dotted along this healthy route.
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1. ECOBOX Building, headquarters of the Metrópoli Foundation
Construction period: 2001-2003, with a surface area of 1,713 square meters, located on Avenida de Bruselas. This experimental building, designed by architect Vicente Olmedilla Ramos, features bioclimatic installations and components that were unprecedented at the time of its construction: solar-cooled and without air conditioning. Optimal comfort, health, and low energy consumption characterize the building. It meets criteria of bioclimatic architecture, efficiency, and the use of renewable energy, and has become a benchmark for sustainable construction. It has received an award from the Madrid Association of Architects and was selected, along with other buildings, as a model of sustainable architecture to represent Spain at the 2005 World Expo in Japan.
2. Views from the pedestrian walkway over the M-12
From the footbridge over the M-12, which crosses from the pedestrian path to Camino de Burgos to reach Camino de Escobares, you can enjoy panoramic views of the town center of Alcobendas.
3. Old areas of traditional crops
On the Camino de Burgos, at this point you can see the distribution of plots that reflect the ancient agricultural practices of the municipality of Alcobendas, where barley and wheat were grown primarily, although horticultural crops were also planted closer to the stream, dotted with vines and almond trees.
