Viewpoints of the Serranía de Cuenca

Understanding the landscape

A viewpoint lets you see how the mountains are formed before exploring them. The Uña viewpoint, 1.5 km from the Ciudad Encantada, has an interpretation table naming the Júcar valley, the lake, the cliffs and the muelas, flat-topped limestone hills. The Ventano del Diablo, beside the Villalba road, is a double window in the rock above the Júcar canyon, and on the ridge above are seven more viewpoints.

The Natural Park network has sixteen. Some are at the end of a trail: El Refrentón, above Laguna de Uña; El Tío Cogote, with birds of prey at eye level; Las Librerías and the Balcón de Pilatos, in the Dehesa de los Olmos; El Centenar, above the Sierra de Valdemeca; Peña del Reloj, above the upper Escabas. Outside the Park, El Armentero overlooks the Hoz de Beteta; Tragavivos and Peña del Águila overlook the Guadiela gorges, and La Morrita is Cardenete’s highest point.

Good conduct

Almost all overlook cliffs: do not go beyond the railings, which mark limits but do not provide protection, and do not let children run near the edge.