Route · Palomera
PR-CU 35: Sendero de Los Ceños
PR-CU 35, Sendero de los Ceños, is a linear short-distance trail of 15.2 km with 315 m of elevation gain and moderate difficulty between Palomera and Buenache de la Sierra. It follows the Huécar to its source at El Bodegón, climbs to the Ceño viewpoint (1,322 m), overlooking Dehesa de Cotillas and Tierra Muerta, and descends along the Cañada Real Conquense, a royal drove road.
- Code
- PR-CU 35
- Distance
- 15.2 km
- Elevation gain
- 315 m
- Layout
- Linear
- Difficulty
- Moderate
Walking time without travel or stops. Check the source to see whether distance and time include the return. Difficulty as graded by the official source. «Easy» does not mean accessible.
- PR-CU 35
- Palomera
- Buenache de la Sierra
Where to start
In Palomera. It ends in Buenache de la Sierra.
The route
It follows the Huécar along its right bank to its source, at El Bodegón, then the Rambla stream, whose ravine narrows to Los Ceños. The Ceño viewpoint, at 1,322 m, is the highest point, overlooking Dehesa de Cotillas and Tierra Muerta. It descends through Portillo del Tabaco along a path that is the Cañada Real Conquense, a royal drove road, to the Caballero ravine, and follows a track through pine forest, beside the Dehesilla shepherds’ shelter, to Buenache.
On a 2021 excursion guide Fernando Carreras estimated 17 km from Palomera to Buenache; the official entry gives 15.2 km.
Difficulty and time
Linear, 15.2 km and 315 m of elevation gain, of moderate difficulty.
Before you set out
As it is linear, arrange your return. Both villages have basic facilities.
Official route · Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha y Diputación de Cuenca (Senderos de Cuenca) (PR-CU 35). Description, track and notices on the official route page (in Spanish). Before you set out, check there for changes or closures.
Frequently asked questions
Is it circular?
No, it is linear: arrange your return.
What is its highest point?
The Ceño viewpoint, at 1,322 m.
Carry on from here
Lands and landscapes
From here, follow the memory of the land
These readings connect Sendero de Los Ceños with the stories, the work and the villages around it.
Where it is
● Villages · ● Places · ━ Simplified official route
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Reference villages: Palomera · Cuenca · Buenache de la Sierra · Fuentes.
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 / Diputación 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 / Diputación 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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