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PR-CU 108: Monteagudillo y el embalse de la Toba

PR-CU 108, Monteagudillo y el embalse de la Toba, is a circular short-distance trail of 9.8 km with 274 m of elevation gain and moderate difficulty around Fuente de las Tablas hostel. It crosses a meadow with junipers, passes the spur to Cueva del Boquerón, skirts Cabeza Gorda hill and reaches the edge of La Toba reservoir.

La Toba reservoir and limestone cliffs
The La Toba reservoir, in 1979. Photo: «Serranía de Cuenca 1979 06», LBM1948 (1979) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Code
PR-CU 108
Distance
9.8 km
Elevation gain
274 m
Layout
Circular
Difficulty
Moderate

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

  • PR-CU 108
  • Uña
  • La Toba reservoir
  • Monteagudillo

Where to start

At Fuente de las Tablas hostel, within Uña.

The route

It descends to the junction where PR-CU 109 branches off and, after a steep rise, follows the asphalt track for almost a kilometre. It crosses a meadow with junipers and passes the spur to Cueva del Boquerón, descending through a fissure to the foot of the cliffs. It crosses the track on the paramera, the high open limestone plateau, and, in denser woodland, circles Cabeza Gorda hill, where a short variant returns to the hostel or climbs to Monteagudillo. The circuit reaches the shore of La Toba reservoir and returns through pine forest.

Difficulty and time

Circular, 9.8 km and 274 m of elevation gain, of moderate difficulty.

Before you set out

Take water: there are no facilities on the route.

Official route · Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha y Diputación de Cuenca (Senderos de Cuenca) (PR-CU 108). Description, track and notices on the official route page (in Spanish). Before you set out, check there for changes or closures.

Water of the La Toba reservoir between wooded slopes
The La Toba reservoir. Photo: «Embalse de La Toba», Pequeño Santi (2014) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Water of the La Toba reservoir among the hills
The La Toba reservoir, in 1979. Photo: «Serranía de Cuenca 1979 37», LBM1948 (1979) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

Is there a short version?

Yes, a short variant beside Cabeza Gorda hill.

What woodland does it cross?

A meadow with junipers and pine forest growing denser towards the hostel.

Carry on from here

Lands and landscapes

From here, follow the memory of the land

These readings connect Monteagudillo y el embalse de la Toba with the stories, the work and the villages around it.

Where it is

Location of Monteagudillo y el embalse de la Toba CuencaUña
Municipal boundaries: © IGN (CC BY 4.0).

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Reference villages: Uña · Beamud · Buenache de la Sierra · Huélamo.

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Where the data on this page come from
Municipality (INE code)

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