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Uña viewpoint

Uña viewpoint is 1.5 km from the Ciudad Encantada entrance area, at kilometre 19 of the CM-2014, along a signposted path. It overlooks the Júcar valley at Uña, with its lake, dolostone cliffs and the Serranía's high plateaux. An interpretation panel helps identify the features.

Pines, slopes and the village of Uña beyond
The view of Uña and its lake. Photo: «Mirador de Uña- Panorámica de Uña», Esteban Javier Millan Rivas (2010) · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Viewpoint
  • Uña
  • Júcar
  • Ciudad Encantada
  • Natural Park

The Park at a glance

From the edge of the Muela de Valdecabras you can see the Serranía’s structure in a single view: below, the floor of the Júcar valley at Uña, with its lake; in the middle, the dolostone cliffs separating valleys and canyons from the uplands; above, muelas, flat-topped limestone hills, or parameras, high open limestone plateaux, and beyond them the highest summits. An interpretation panel names each feature.

Plan your visit

Before you travel

Access is on foot: 1.5 km along a signposted path from the Ciudad Encantada entrance area, at kilometre 19 of the CM-2014.

Combine with

The Ciudad Encantada, which is privately managed, and the Uña Visitor Centre, beside the lake.

From the archive

The valley of Uña opens between pine forests and great rock walls.
The Júcar valley at Uña from the edge of the Ciudad Encantada. Between 1900 and 1950, according to the archive. Photo: «CUENCA. Uña. Valle del Júcar desde el borde de la Ciudad Encantada», Eduardo Hernández-Pacheco · Archivo fotográfico Hernández-Pacheco, Biblioteca Histórica de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, BH FOT HP 0731 · CC BY 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How do you get there?

On foot along a signposted 1.5 km path from the Ciudad Encantada entrance area, at kilometre 19 of the CM-2014.

What can be seen?

The Júcar valley at Uña, with its lake, the dolostone cliffs separating valleys from high plateaux, and the Serranía's highest summits beyond.

Carry on from here

Where it is

Location of Uña viewpoint Buenache de la SierraCuencaHuélamoLas MajadasMarianaPortillaUñaVillalba de la SierraZarzuela PNSC-S2: Los CallejonesPR-CU 108: Monteagudillo y el embalse de la TobaPR-CU 109: Vuelta a la ModorraPR-CU 28: Ruta de las Fuentecillas y Los CallejonesPR-CU 30: Ruta del Gollizno y Las CanterasPR-CU 33: Ruta de la Piedra YunquePR-CU 35: Sendero de Los CeñosPR-CU 37: Sendero del Escalerón y La Raya UñaBuenache de la SierraVillalba de la SierraCiudad Encantada de CuencaTravertino viewpoint, UñaUña Visitor Reception CentreLaguna de Uña viewpointLaguna de UñaRefrentón viewpointFuente del Arenazo picnic areaPiedra Yunque
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: Uña · Buenache de la Sierra · Villalba de la Sierra · Las Majadas.

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