pista parcelaria

English translation: access path

14:51 Aug 12, 2012

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Spanish term or phrase: pista parcelaria

Hi everyone

I am translating a study about some saltworks in Spain and there is a discussion of the old salt trails that were used to transport the salt for sale once it had been extracted. There is one section where it refers to what was a salt trail but which today is a "pista parcelaria". Despite extensive searching on the internet I am not at all sure how to translate "pista parcelaria" so any help would be much appreciated. The full sentence is:

El GR 1 recorre parte del antiguo camino salinero que accedía la valle del Omecillo y que hoy es una pista parcelaria.

Any ideas?

Many thanks

Penny

Penelope Hierons KudoZ activity Questions: 50 (2 open) (3 without valid answers) Answers: 0
Local time: 04:20

English translation:access path

Explanation:
i.e. a path that provides access to plots of land that do not have road access.

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Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:20

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Many thanks for all your help. I used access track in the end.
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access path

Simon Bruni

country road

bigedsenior

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Pistas parcelarias

Denise Phelps

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access path

Explanation:
i.e. a path that provides access to plots of land that do not have road access.

Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:20
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 35

Grading comment

Many thanks for all your help. I used access track in the end.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Simon and Denise. That is really useful and I appreciate you both taking the time to give me such a comprehensive explanation.

1 day 6 hrs confidence:

country road

Explanation:
So it seems!

bigedsenior
Local time: 19:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 62

Reference comments

38 mins

Reference: Pistas parcelarias

Reference information:
The term comes from the extensive land reform that has been carried out in Spain, called "concentración parcelaria", whereby small plots of land were amalgamated to form larger, more viable fields, and then redistributed among the original owners. As part of that reform, new tracks were laid to improve access to the newly created fields, known variously as "pistas parcelarias" or (in my part of Spain) "caminos de concentración".
The web reference below gives an explanation, and cites "access roads"

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Note added at 44 mins (2012-08-12 15:35:16 GMT)
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Personally, I wouldn't use access *roads*, because that kind of implies that they're surfaced and suitable for cars, which these usually aren't.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flurbereinigung

Denise Phelps
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

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