Route · El Pozuelo
PR-CU 96: Ruta de la Virgen de los Hoyos
PR-CU 96, Ruta de la Virgen de los Hoyos, is a linear short-distance trail of 7 km and moderate difficulty, linking El Pozuelo with Nuestra Señora de los Hoyos hermitage, entirely on tracks. It passes Pino Seco, La Solana, Hoya del Lobo and Hoya Encama, returning the same way.
- Code
- PR-CU 96
- Distance
- 7 km
- 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 96
- El Pozuelo
- Hermitage
Where to start
In El Pozuelo, heading south along Camino de la Virgen de los Hoyos.
The route
From Pino Seco it goes to La Solana, skirts Hoya del Lobo and takes a narrower track descending within a hollow to a seasonal stream joining the Virgen stream. At Hoya Encama it turns sharply west and climbs to the high ground of the Nuestra Señora de los Hoyos hermitage, where it ends.
Difficulty and time
Linear, 7 km according to Senderos de Cuenca, entirely on tracks, of moderate difficulty; the federation’s list gives 14 km. Return the same way.
Before you set out
Snow is common in winter. El Pozuelo 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 96). 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 ends at the hermitage and returns the same way.
Does it follow tracks?
Yes, entirely.
Carry on from here
Lands and landscapes
From here, follow the memory of the land
These readings connect Ruta de la Virgen de los Hoyos with the stories, the work and the villages around it.
Where it is
● Villages · ● Places · ━ Simplified official route
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Reference villages: El Pozuelo · Carrascosa · Cañizares · Valsalobre.
Open the full map and its historical layers →Where the data on this page come from
- Name
- 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)
- FDMCM · Diputación Provincial de Cuenca source consulted, 4 October 2026
- Route data
- 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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