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PNSC-S9: Itinerario interpretativo del area recreativa de los Lagunillos

PNSC-09 is an easy 1 km Natural Park interpretive trail taking about 30 minutes through the Los Lagunillos picnic area, following the upper Escabas upstream in a pine-forested valley.

Limestone cliff and pine forest seen from Los Lagunillos
The Pino Espeso cliff from Los Lagunillos, in 1979. Photo: «Serranía de Cuenca 1979 07», LBM1948 (1979) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Code
PNSC-S9
Distance
1 km
Time
30 min
Layout
Circular
Difficulty
Easy

Walking time without travel or stops. Difficulty as graded by the official source. «Easy» does not mean accessible.

  • PNSC-09
  • Los Lagunillos
  • Escabas
  • Natural Park

Where to start

At the Los Lagunillos picnic area. Access is along the forest road from Las Majadas to Vega del Codorno and Poyatos: on the Escabas valley floor, beside the bridge, a small signposted road branches towards Lagunillos.

The route

A short walk with panels about what the Natural Park holds, on the upper Escabas: a valley of large pine forests enclosed by canyons, escarpments and other karst forms. It ends at the Lagunillo, the small lake naming the area, which the regional government asks visitors not to miss. This is the river at its headwaters, before it becomes the river of the gancheros, river timber drivers: The gancheros of the Escabas and Guadiela.

Difficulty and time

Circular, 1 km, about 30 minutes. Easy, with summer shade.

Before you set out

It can be walked all year, but in winter snow or ice may close access. Nearby are El Hosquillo and the Peña del Reloj viewpoint. More about the river in Escabas.

Official route · Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha. Description, track and notices on the official route page (in Spanish). Before you set out, check there for changes or closures.

Aerial view of a track beside rocky clearings and woodland on a stretch of the Los Lagunillos interpretive trail
A stretch of the Los Lagunillos interpretive trail, seen from the air in 2024. Photo: «Ortoimagen», Sistema Cartográfico Nacional (2024) · CC BY 4.0
Aerial view of a track, clearings and a building among trees on a stretch of the Los Lagunillos interpretive trail
A stretch of the Los Lagunillos interpretive trail, seen from the air in 2024. Photo: «Ortoimagen», Sistema Cartográfico Nacional (2024) · CC BY 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How long is it?

1 km, about 30 minutes, easy.

How do you get there?

By following the upper Escabas upstream, according to Cuenca Tourism.

Carry on from here

Lands and landscapes

From here, follow the memory of the land

These readings connect Itinerario interpretativo del area recreativa de los Lagunillos with the stories, the work and the villages around it.

Where it is

Location of Itinerario interpretativo del area recreativa de los Lagunillos
Municipal boundaries: © IGN (CC BY 4.0).

● Villages · ● Places · ━ Simplified official route

Location sketch. The map with paths and names loads as you scroll to it.

Reference villages: Vega del Codorno · Poyatos · Tragacete · Las Majadas.

Open the full map and its historical layers →

Download GPX track · Official source · GPX converted from the official KML.

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Municipality (INE code)
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