Route · Portilla
PR-CU 30: Ruta del Gollizno y Las Canteras
PR-CU 30, Ruta del Gollizno y Las Canteras, is a difficult circular short-distance trail of 12.5 km with 450 m of elevation gain and about 4 hours, starting in Portilla. It passes Estrecho del Gollizno, reaches Cerrillo del Cura (1,370 m), circles Hoz del Moro, a quarry for ashlar blocks and millstones, and descends through juniper woodland.
- Code
- PR-CU 30
- Distance
- 12.5 km
- Elevation gain
- 450 m
- Time
- 4 h
- Layout
- Circular
- Difficulty
- Demanding
Walking time without travel or stops. Difficulty as graded by the official source. «Easy» does not mean accessible.
- PR-CU 30
- Portilla
- Gollizno
Where to start
In Portilla, along Camino del Cantarral towards the Vega stream.
The route
After a kilometre it reaches Estrecho del Gollizno, a water-cut gorge where a steep climb begins. It passes Fuente de la Zarzamora, crosses the Hociquilla ravine several times and reaches Cerrillo del Cura, at 1,370 m, the municipality’s highest point. It descends through the head of Hoz del Moro, once a quarry for large ashlar blocks and millstones, some still remaining. It skirts the gorge via El Entredicho, with its waterfall, and descends through juniper woodland to the Piedra Jaspe quarry and shaded side of El Callejón.
Difficulty and time
Circular, 12.5 km and 450 m of elevation gain, about 4 hours. Difficult.
Before you set out
El Gollizno is slippery in rain. Portilla has very few facilities: take water and food.
Official route · Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha y Diputación de Cuenca (Senderos de Cuenca) (PR-CU 30). 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 is Hoz del Moro?
A rocky area used as a quarry for large ashlar blocks and millstones.
What is the highest point?
Cerrillo del Cura, at 1,370 m.
Carry on from here
Lands and landscapes
From here, follow the memory of the land
These readings connect Ruta del Gollizno y Las Canteras with the stories, the work and the villages around it.
Where it is
● Villages · ● Places · ━ Simplified official route
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Reference villages: Portilla · Las Majadas · Zarzuela · Villalba de la Sierra.
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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