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PR-CU 15: Sendero del collado de la Plata

PR-CU 15, Sendero del collado de la Plata, is an easy circular short-distance trail of 7 km with 221 m of elevation gain and about 2 hours. It starts 2.5 km from Aliaguilla at Fuente de la Canaleja picnic area and crosses the rodeno, red sandstone, country of Plaza Sobrarias, with three settlements of pre-Roman origin.

Track crossing wooded hillside in an aerial view of the PR-CU 15
A stretch of the PR-CU 15, seen from the air in 2024. Photo: «Ortoimagen», Sistema Cartográfico Nacional (2024) · CC BY 4.0
Code
PR-CU 15
Distance
7 km
Elevation gain
221 m
Time
2 h
Layout
Circular
Difficulty
Easy

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

  • PR-CU 15
  • Aliaguilla
  • Rodeno

Where to start

At the Fuente de la Canaleja picnic area, 2.5 km from Aliaguilla.

The route

It follows tracks and paths through the rodeno country of Plaza Sobrarias, the red sandstone of the province’s south-east, climbing gently for 800 m to a junction where the circuit begins. It passes three pre-Roman sites with almost nothing standing: Peñarrubia, Plaza de Sobrarias and the Cueva del Collado de la Plata.

Difficulty and time

Circular, 7 km and 221 m of elevation gain, about 2 hours. Easy.

Before you set out

Do not touch the archaeological sites. The village’s other route is PR-CU 14.

Official route · Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha y Diputación de Cuenca (Senderos de Cuenca) (PR-CU 15). 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 crossroads of tracks between woodland and clearings on a stretch of the Sendero del collado de la Plata
A stretch of the Sendero del collado de la Plata, seen from the air in 2024. Photo: «Ortoimagen», Sistema Cartográfico Nacional (2024) · CC BY 4.0
Aerial view of a forest track between trees and clearings on a stretch of the Sendero del collado de la Plata
A stretch of the Sendero del collado de la Plata, seen from the air in 2024. Photo: «Ortoimagen», Sistema Cartográfico Nacional (2024) · CC BY 4.0

Frequently asked questions

Where does it start?

At Fuente de la Canaleja picnic area, 2.5 km from Aliaguilla's centre.

What is rodeno?

The red sandstone characteristic of the province's south-east.

Carry on from here

Lands and landscapes

From here, follow the memory of the land

These readings connect Sendero del collado de la Plata with the stories, the work and the villages around it.

Where it is

Location of Sendero del collado de la Plata AliaguillaTalayuelas
Municipal boundaries: © IGN (CC BY 4.0).

● Villages · ● Places · ━ Simplified official route

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Reference villages: Aliaguilla · Garaballa · Talayuelas · Mira.

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Download GPX track · Official source

Where the data on this page come from

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