Route · La Cierva
PR-CU 21: Ruta de la fuente de Marimingo
PR-CU 21, Ruta de la fuente de Marimingo, is an easy circular short-distance trail of 8 km with 150 m of elevation gain and about 2 hours, starting in La Cierva. It passes La Loma forest warden's house, the Las Cruces rambla gorge, Fuente de Marimingo and the Boca del Prado dehesa, wood pasture, returning via Jesús Bendito hermitage.
- Code
- PR-CU 21
- Distance
- 8 km
- Elevation gain
- 150 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 21
- La Cierva
- Marimingo
Where to start
In La Cierva.
The route
After a short road section it reaches the old La Loma forest warden’s house and takes a path west. After about 2.5 km it enters the gorge of the Rambla de Las Cruces, a seasonal watercourse, and leaves along a path to Fuente de Marimingo. Another gorge climbs to Boca del Prado, a dehesa, wood pasture, of meadows and woodland, with the El Enebrillo and La Cuesta springs. It returns along an old path climbing to Jesús Bendito hermitage on the hilltop.
Difficulty and time
Circular, 8 km and 150 m of elevation gain, about 2 hours. Easy.
Before you set out
One path section is somewhat exposed. La Cierva has very few facilities: take water.
Official route · Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha y Diputación de Cuenca (Senderos de Cuenca) (PR-CU 21). Description, track and notices on the official route page (in Spanish). Before you set out, check there for changes or closures.
Frequently asked questions
How difficult is it?
Easy: 8 km, 150 m of elevation gain and about 2 hours.
Which springs does it visit?
Marimingo, El Enebrillo and La Cuesta.
Carry on from here
Lands and landscapes
From here, follow the memory of the land
These readings connect Ruta de la fuente de Marimingo with the stories, the work and the villages around it.
Where it is
● Villages · ● Places · ━ Simplified official route
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Reference villages: La Cierva · Valdemorillo de la Sierra · Valdemoro-Sierra · Cañada del Hoyo.
Open the full map and its historical layers →Where the data on this page come from
- Name
- Diputación Provincial de Cuenca y Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha (según fuentes públicas) source consulted, 5 October 2026
- Galanita / gestión editorial por verificar source consulted, 5 October 2026
- Municipality (INE code)
- Diputación Provincial de Cuenca y Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha (según fuentes públicas) source consulted, 5 October 2026
- Galanita / gestión editorial por verificar source consulted, 5 October 2026
- Route data
- Diputación Provincial de Cuenca y Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha (según fuentes públicas) source consulted, 5 October 2026
- Galanita / gestión editorial por verificar source consulted, 5 October 2026
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