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PR-CU 39: sendero de la Vega

PR-CU 39, Sendero de la Vega, is an easy circular short-distance trail of 7.7 km with 144 m of elevation gain, starting in Huerta del Marquesado. It crosses the Laguna river, descends a farm track to La Herrería, returns along an old bridle path to Dehesa de las Covatillas and passes Fuente del Royo, now a picnic area.

Watercourse with riverside vegetation, vegetable plots and tracks in an aerial view of the PR-CU 39
A stretch of the PR-CU 39, seen from the air in 2024. Photo: «Ortoimagen», Sistema Cartográfico Nacional (2024) · CC BY 4.0
Code
PR-CU 39
Distance
7.7 km
Elevation gain
144 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 39
  • Huerta del Marquesado
  • Laguna river

Where to start

In Huerta del Marquesado, after crossing the Laguna river.

The route

A farm track descends gently to La Herrería, with the river on the right and holm oaks and Portuguese oaks on the cliffs to the left. Before the La Herrería building it turns along an old bridle path towards Dehesa de las Covatillas, where woodland thickens with pines and holm oaks, and reaches Fuente del Royo, now a picnic area. It returns along the opening section.

Difficulty and time

Circular, 7.7 km and 144 m of elevation gain. Easy.

Before you set out

A walk for any time of year. The village’s other, longer trail is PR-CU 38.

Official route · Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha y Diputación de Cuenca (Senderos de Cuenca) (PR-CU 39). 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 an easy route?

Yes, easy: 7.7 km and 144 m of elevation gain.

What is there at Fuente del Royo?

A picnic and recreation area.

Carry on from here

Lands and landscapes

From here, follow the memory of the land

These readings connect sendero de la Vega with the stories, the work and the villages around it.

Where it is

Location of sendero de la Vega
Municipal boundaries: © IGN (CC BY 4.0).

● Villages · ● Places · ━ Simplified official route

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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
Municipality (INE code)

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