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PR-CU 38: Sendero de los Arroyos

PR-CU 38, Sendero de los Arroyos, is a circular short-distance trail of 11 km with 290 m of elevation gain and moderate difficulty, starting in Huerta del Marquesado. It follows the irrigation channel, enters a limestone gorge, crosses the stream several times and passes lime kilns, pens, salegas, salt-licking stones for livestock, and abandoned bridle paths.

Tracks between fields and patches of woodland in an aerial view of the PR-CU 38
A stretch of the PR-CU 38, seen from the air in 2024. Photo: «Ortoimagen», Sistema Cartográfico Nacional (2024) · CC BY 4.0
Code
PR-CU 38
Distance
11 km
Elevation gain
290 m
Layout
Circular
Difficulty
Moderate

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

  • PR-CU 38
  • Huerta del Marquesado
  • Irrigation channel

Where to start

In the village of Huerta del Marquesado, towards Fuente de la Teja.

The route

It follows the irrigation channel to Las Fuentes, where springs emerge into the Laguna river. Soon it enters a limestone gorge and climbs halfway up the cliff; it crosses the stream several times to Las Corralizas and El Cerrajón. Above, with good views, the villagers’ work can be seen, almost all abandoned: lime kilns, pens, salegas (salt-licking stones for livestock), troughs, bridle paths and water channels. Before the return there are springs in the Molatón ravine. Around it are gorges, parameras, high open limestone plateaux, dolines, common junipers, Spanish junipers, pine forest and oaks in the dehesa, wood pasture.

Difficulty and time

Circular, 11 km and 290 m of elevation gain, of moderate difficulty.

Before you set out

In rain or hard frost, take care at stream crossings. The village has only basic facilities: take water.

Official route · Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha y Diputación de Cuenca (Senderos de Cuenca) (PR-CU 38). 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 remains of trades can be seen?

Lime kilns, livestock pens, salegas (salt-licking stones for livestock), troughs, bridle paths and water channels, almost all abandoned.

What precaution is needed?

Take particular care at stream crossings in rain or hard frost.

Carry on from here

Lands and landscapes

From here, follow the memory of the land

These readings connect Sendero de los Arroyos with the stories, the work and the villages around it.

Where it is

Location of Sendero de los Arroyos Huerta del MarquesadoValdemeca
Municipal boundaries: © IGN (CC BY 4.0).

● Villages · ● Places · ━ Simplified official route

Location sketch. The map with paths and names loads as you scroll to it.

Reference villages: Huerta del Marquesado · Laguna del Marquesado · Tejadillos · Campillos-Sierra.

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Download GPX track · Official source

Where the data on this page come from

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