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PR-CU 87: Sendero de la Cañada Real de los Chorros

PR-CU 87, Sendero de la Cañada Real de los Chorros, is an easy circular short-distance trail of 9.7 km with 100 m of elevation gain along Cañada del Hoyo's livestock routes. It follows the old Las Zomas royal road, with Molina bridge's Romanesque arch, a cordel, a narrower drove road, the Milano springs and the Cañada Real de Andalucía.

Track beside open fields and woodland in an aerial view of the PR-CU 87
A stretch of the PR-CU 87, seen from the air in 2024. Photo: «Ortoimagen», Sistema Cartográfico Nacional (2024) · CC BY 4.0
Code
PR-CU 87
Distance
9.7 km
Elevation gain
100 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 87
  • Cañada del Hoyo
  • Livestock routes

Where to start

In Cañada del Hoyo.

The route

It follows livestock paths. First the old Las Zomas royal road to Cañada del Hoyo, of which the Molina bridge, with its Romanesque arch, survives. Along the Prado stream it follows an old cordel, a narrower drove road, to the Mesta’s Descansadero de las Fuentes del Milano, a resting place for flocks, continuing along the Cañada Real de Andalucía, a royal drove road also called Los Chorros or Los Serranos, used by migrating flocks. It returns along Camino de la Virgen, between Cerro de los Puntales and Cabeza Quemada, Hoya de los Herreros and the Mariseco stream.

Difficulty and time

Circular, 9.7 km and 100 m of elevation gain. Easy.

Before you set out

Combine it with the village’s lakes.

Official route · Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha y Diputación de Cuenca (Senderos de Cuenca) (PR-CU 87). 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 a cañada real?

A royal drove road used by seasonally migrating livestock; here, the Andalucía or Los Chorros route, also called Los Serranos.

What survives from medieval times?

Molina bridge, with a Romanesque arch, on the old Las Zomas royal road.

Carry on from here

Lands and landscapes

From here, follow the memory of the land

These readings connect Sendero de la Cañada Real de los Chorros with the stories, the work and the villages around it.

Where it is

Location of Sendero de la Cañada Real de los Chorros
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: Cañada del Hoyo · Reíllo · Pajarón · Fuentes.

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Download GPX track · Official source

Where the data on this page come from

«Source consulted»: the primary source has been read. «Reference located»: the source has been identified but not yet read. «Open question»: the figure needs confirmation.