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Casa de la Pradera picnic area

Casa de la Pradera is a picnic area in the Hoz de Beteta y Sumidero de Mata Asnos Natural Monument, within Beteta, with a barbecue, benches and tables, an unchlorinated-water spring and parking. The Las Librerías trail starts here, an out-and-back walk beside the Guadiela.

Aerial view of the clearing of the Casa de la Pradera beside the road in the Hoz de Beteta
Casa de la Pradera in the Hoz de Beteta, aerial view in 2024. Photo: «Ortoimagen», Sistema Cartográfico Nacional (2024) · CC BY 4.0
Municipality
Beteta
  • Picnic area
  • Hoz de Beteta
  • Las Librerías
  • Guadiela
  • Beteta

Stone pages

The Las Librerías trail starts here, following the Guadiela through the Hoz de Beteta. At Las Librerías, the wall alternates thinly bedded limestone and dolostone with Jurassic clays, resembling pages of a book. Along the way are hollies, tufa such as that at the Poza de las Truchas spring and the Valle stream ravine, which forms a waterfall after several rainy days.

Good conduct

Never leave the barbecue fire unattended; put it out with water (carry at least 5 litres or an extinguisher) and use only commercial charcoal. There is no rubbish collection.

Combine with

Fuente de los Tilos and the village of Beteta.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Las Librerías trail?

An easy 4.7 km out-and-back walk beside the Guadiela to Las Librerías, where Jurassic limestone and dolostone layers resemble pages of a book.

Can the barbecue be used?

At the user's responsibility, never leaving the fire unattended, extinguishing it with water, using commercial charcoal and never when sealed off or prohibited by environmental officers.

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Lands and landscapes

From here, follow the memory of the land

These readings connect Casa de la Pradera picnic area with the stories, the work and the villages around it.

Where it is

Location of Casa de la Pradera picnic area BetetaCañizaresCarrascosaCuencaCueva del HierroFuertescusaLagunasecaMasegosaEl PozueloSanta María del ValValsalobre PR-CU 1: Sendero de la Hoz Somera y Los CastillejosPR-CU 4: Sendero de las DehesasPR-CU 90: Hoz del Alonjero y puntal del Castillo de los Siete CondesPR-CU 93: Ruta de la Herrería de Santa CristinaPR-CU 94: Subida al cerro JuezSL-CU 4: Sendero interpretativo Lagunas de El TobarSL-CU 5: Torcas de Lagunaseca BetetaCarrascosaValsalobreCueva del HierroFuente de los Tilos picnic areaArmentero viewpointCruz de Solán viewpointLagunas de El TobarTragavivos viewpointPeña del Águila viewpointLa Tosca reservoirRoman mine of Cueva del Hierro
Municipal boundaries: © IGN (CC BY 4.0). Route lines: simplified official tracks; source and GPX on each page. Approximate position (area).

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Reference villages: Beteta · Carrascosa · Valsalobre · Cueva del Hierro.

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