The N-322 is a highway in south east
Spain
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The road starts at the
Autovía A-32, 3 km east of its junction with the
Autovía A-4
The Autovía A-4 or Autopista AP-4 (also called ''Autovía del Sur'' that means ''Southern Autovía'') is a Spanish autovía and autopista route which starts in Madrid and ends in Cádiz.
The Autopista AP-4; formerly tolled, (from Seville to C ...
at
Linares. The road heads east past the ''Etang de Giribaile'' and north of the town of
Úbeda
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. The road then turns north east along the eastern flank of the Sierra de Cazorla and past the waterfalls of ''Garganta'' on the River
Guadalquivir
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past the ''Etang de Guadalmena'' after which it leaves
Andalucia
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The road follows the Rio Guadalmeria through the Sierra de Alcaraz before heading north east to
Albacete
Albacete (, also , ; ar, ﭐَلبَسِيط, Al-Basīṭ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete.
Lying in the south-ea ...
where the road has been upgraded to the A-32 as a by-pass. The road crosses the
Autovía A-31
The Autovía A-31, also known as the Autovía de Alicante, is a highway in Spain. The road connects Madrid to Alicante.
It starts at a junction with the Autovía A-3 at Alarcón and heads south east to Albacete. Thereafter the Autovía A-30 ...
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The N-322 heads north across the valley of the Jũcar and then at Mahora the road turns north east. The road is now at 700 m elevation. The road then passes into the Province of
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...
passing over the Riu Cabriol and through heavily wooded countryside to
Requena. Here the road meets the
Autovía A-3
The Autovía A-3 (also called ''Autovía del Este'') ( ca-valencia, Autovia de l’Est) is a Spanish autovía which starts in Madrid and ends in Valencia. It is the shortest of the six radial autovías stemming from Madrid, at 355 km (220. ...
and the
N-320.
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National roads in Spain
Transport in Andalusia
Transport in the Valencian Community
Transport in Castilla–La Mancha