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Ventano del Diablo

The Ventano del Diablo is a roadside viewpoint in Villalba de la Sierra, within the Serranía de Cuenca Natural Park. It is a double opening eroded into the rock, looking down from a great height over the Júcar canyon between Uña and Villalba. The Park guide considers it an essential visit.

The Júcar gorge and the crag of the Ventano del Diablo
The Ventano del Diablo viewpoint, in 2016. Photo: «Ventana del diablo», Aitor Fdez-Ceballos (2016) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Municipality
Villalba de la Sierra
  • Viewpoint
  • Ventano del Diablo
  • Júcar
  • Villalba de la Sierra
  • Natural Park

A window in the rock

Near the Salto de Villalba, erosion opened a double window in the limestone, looking out over a sheer drop. It commands a view from far above of the Júcar canyon: around 11 km of vertical walls between Uña and Villalba de la Sierra. The Natural Park guide considers it an essential visit in the southern area.

Plan your visit

Before you travel

It stands beside the road and requires almost no walking. The cliffs are vertical: do not go beyond the railing, which marks the boundary but does not provide protection.

Combine with

The Villalba viewpoints, the Piedra Yunque and the Ciudad Encantada.

Rock arch and railings of the Ventano del Diablo
The rock arch of the Ventano del Diablo. Photo: «Ventano del diablo 02», Edmundo Sáez (2016) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Access path among rocks to the Ventano del Diablo
The access path to the Ventano del Diablo. Photo: «Ventano del diablo 01», Edmundo Sáez (2016) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

Where is it?

In Villalba de la Sierra, beside the road around kilometre 23, near the Salto de Villalba.

What can be seen?

The canyon cut by the Júcar between Uña and Villalba de la Sierra, around 11 km long with walls around 200 m high, viewed from far above.

Carry on from here

Rivers and basins

Following the water from Ventano del Diablo

Follow these watercourses to where they meet, to their villages and to the memories of their basin.

Lands and landscapes

From here, follow the memory of the land

These readings connect Ventano del Diablo with the stories, the work and the villages around it.

Where it is

Location of Ventano del Diablo Albalate de las NoguerasArcos de la SierraChillarón de CuencaBascuñana de San PedroBuenache de la SierraCastillejo-SierraCuencaLa FronteraLas MajadasMarianaPortillaTorralbaUñaVillalba de la SierraVillar de Domingo GarcíaZarzuelaFuentenava de JábagaSotorribas PNSC-S2: Los CallejonesPR-CU 104: Sendero de la dehesa de los OlmosPR-CU 109: Vuelta a la ModorraPR-CU 22: Ruta de El Calahorrano y el cerro de la CuevaPR-CU 23: Ruta del Covacho y El CallejónPR-CU 24: Ruta del cerro Calera y Los VallejosPR-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 Villalba de la Sierra
In colour, the municipality. The place does not yet have a verified location, so no point is drawn. Municipal boundaries: © IGN (CC BY 4.0). Route lines: simplified official tracks; source and GPX on each page.
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