Route · Fuertescusa
SL-CU 12: Sendero del Hocino
SL-CU 12 is a linear local trail of 2.2 km with 122 m of elevation gain and moderate difficulty, leaving Fuertescusa cemetery and leading through narrow, shaded El Hocino to the start of the Vía Ferrata de la Piedra del Castillo. Return the same way. Some sections are problematic with ice, snow or intense rain.
- Code
- SL-CU 12
- Distance
- 2.2 km
- Elevation gain
- 122 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.
- SL-CU 12
- Fuertescusa
- Hocino
Where to start
At the cemetery in Fuertescusa, beside the CUV-9031.
The route
A path climbs the slope towards views of El Hocino. At the top of the spur it turns along a dirt path, then a footpath descending to the floor of El Hocino, a narrow, shady valley between limestone walls, among abandoned terraces. It follows a vegetation-filled rock cleft to the mouth of the narrows, where the Vía Ferrata de la Piedra del Castillo begins. Return the same way.
Difficulty and time
Linear, 2.2 km and 122 m of elevation gain, of moderate difficulty.
Before you set out
With ice, snow or heavy rain, some sections require care.
Official route · Federación de Deportes de Montaña de Castilla-La Mancha y Diputación de Cuenca (Senderos de Cuenca) (SL-CU 12). Description, track and notices on the official route page (in Spanish). Before you set out, check there for changes or closures.
Frequently asked questions
Where does it lead?
To the start of the Vía Ferrata de la Piedra del Castillo, at the mouth of the Hocino ravine narrows.
Is there a risk?
Yes, some sections are problematic with ice, snow or intense rain.
Carry on from here
Lands and landscapes
From here, follow the memory of the land
These readings connect Sendero del Hocino with the stories, the work and the villages around it.
Where it is
● Villages · ● Places · ━ Simplified official route
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Reference villages: Fuertescusa · Cañizares · Cañamares · La Frontera.
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 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 source consulted, 5 October 2026
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