Embalse de las Tosquillas

The Tosquillas reservoir is a small mountain reservoir with a recreational area, located in the municipality of Rubielos de Mora, near the border with Mora de Rubielos, in the region of Gúdar-Javalambre, Teruel. The route and the local tourist information sheet present it as a resource for landscaping and walking, with a short circular path around the reservoir and an environment of Mediterranean pine forest with holm oaks and junipers. The dam is also listed as a hydraulic work completed years ago and with a capacity quoted in the press of about one cubic hectometer. The most interesting part of the visit is the walk along the water, the viewpoints and the forest environment that surrounds the shore. Several descriptions coincide in that from the recreational area there is a river path that borders the reservoir, with small bridges and points of observation of the landscape, making it a very accessible walk with little slope. In the same environment there are also remains of trenches from the Civil War, which adds historical value to the itinerary. Its current relevance is mainly recreational and scenic: it functions as a place for walking, resting and observing the environment, rather than as an infrastructure with consolidated hydraulic use. The provincial press has pointed out that the dam remained unused for years, while the hiking and tourist websites have included it in local routes and proposals for visits in the surroundings of Rubielos de Mora and Mora de Rubielos.