Route · Zarzuela
PR-CU 24: Ruta del cerro Calera y Los Vallejos
PR-CU 24, Ruta del cerro Calera y Los Vallejos, is a circular short-distance trail of 15 km with 443 m of elevation gain, leaving Zarzuela along the Ribatajadilla road. It passes El Tejar, an old tile factory converted into a shelter, climbs El Calahorrano, descends to El Rento, where the Mariana river rises, and returns along the Las Majadas path.
- Code
- PR-CU 24
- Distance
- 15 km
- Elevation gain
- 443 m
- Layout
- Circular
- Difficulty
- Easy
Walking time without travel or stops. Difficulty as graded by the official source. «Easy» does not mean accessible.
- PR-CU 24
- Zarzuela
- El Tejar
- Mariana river
Where to start
In Zarzuela, along the Ribatajadilla road.
The route
It follows the village’s broad valley fields and climbs gradually. On the left is El Tejar, an old tile factory now a shelter, with a spring. At El Jardinillo a steep climb begins to El Calahorrano, the highest point, and a long descent via Cerro Calera leads to El Rento, where the Mariana river rises. Another climb leaves the track along a faint path between Puentecillo de Arcos and Los Vallejos, with views of the Portilla valley, and the Las Majadas path returns to Zarzuela.
Difficulty and time
Circular, 15 km and 443 m of elevation gain.
Before you set out
On the faint path section, watch the signs.
Official route · Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha y Diputación de Cuenca (Senderos de Cuenca) (PR-CU 24). Description, track and notices on the official route page (in Spanish). Before you set out, check there for changes or closures.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the Mariana rise?
At El Rento, visited by the trail.
What is El Tejar?
An old tile factory, now a shelter and resting area with a spring.
Carry on from here
Lands and landscapes
From here, follow the memory of the land
These readings connect Ruta del cerro Calera y Los Vallejos with the stories, the work and the villages around it.
Where it is
● Villages · ● Places · ━ Simplified official route
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Reference villages: Zarzuela · Villalba de la Sierra · Portilla · Sotorribas.
Open the full map and its historical layers →Where the data on this page come from
- 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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