Route · Fuertescusa
PR-CU 115: Sendero de la Dehesa
PR-CU 115, Sendero de la Dehesa, is a circular short-distance trail of 18.5 km with 571 m of elevation gain and moderate difficulty, starting at Fuertescusa's Lavadero de Abajo. It follows the Peral stream upstream, fording it several times, passes Fuente de Marimingo and reaches Las Modorras, with remains of old livestock pens.
- Code
- PR-CU 115
- Distance
- 18.5 km
- Elevation gain
- 571 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 115
- Fuertescusa
- Marimingo
Where to start
At the Lavadero de Abajo washhouse in Fuertescusa.
The route
It heads east along a track shared for the first kilometre with SL-CU 13, a local trail. The circuit begins at 2.5 km: before the bridge over the Peral stream, it turns left and follows the channel upstream on a path, fording it several times. After about 3 km it leaves the stream along an indistinct, very steep timber-extraction track, passes Fuente de Marimingo and reaches Las Modorras, with many remains of livestock pens.
Difficulty and time
Circular, 18.5 km and 571 m of elevation gain, of moderate difficulty.
Before you set out
In rain the Peral stream may be swollen: use the variant avoiding the channel.
Official route · Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha y Diputación de Cuenca (Senderos de Cuenca) (PR-CU 115). Description, track and notices on the official route page (in Spanish). Before you set out, check there for changes or closures.
Frequently asked questions
What should you do after rain?
Use the variant to avoid the Peral stream, which may be swollen.
What is there at Las Modorras?
Numerous remains of old livestock pens.
Carry on from here
Lands and landscapes
From here, follow the memory of the land
These readings connect Sendero de la Dehesa with the stories, the work and the villages around it.
Where it is
● Villages · ● Places · ━ Simplified official route
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Reference villages: Fuertescusa · Cañizares · Cañamares · La Frontera.
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- Name
- Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha (FDMCM) / Senderos de Cuenca source consulted, 4 October 2026
- FDMCM · Diputación Provincial de Cuenca source consulted, 4 October 2026
- Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha source consulted, 5 October 2026
- Municipality (INE code)
- Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha (FDMCM) / Senderos de Cuenca source consulted, 4 October 2026
- FDMCM · Diputación Provincial de Cuenca source consulted, 4 October 2026
- Route data
- Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha (FDMCM) / Senderos de Cuenca source consulted, 4 October 2026
- FDMCM · Diputación Provincial de Cuenca source consulted, 4 October 2026
- Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha source consulted, 5 October 2026
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