Cuenca: Hoces del Huécar y del Júcar

Serranía de Cuenca

Circular walk, 4 km

Route: Cuenca: Hoces del Huécar y del Júcar

You walk on the Paseo del Huécar to the Casas Colgadas de Cuenca, ancient houses in the rock face with overhanging balconies. You walk under the Puente de San Pablo and follow a path. You have a view over the Hoz de Huécar. At the end of the path you walk up stairs and you end up at Calle Largo. There are nice views of the city. Then you walk down to the Hoz de Júcar. Below you continue the walk along the banks of the Júcar. Then you walk back to the starting point via the Paseo del Parque del Huécar.

shape
loop
length
4 km 160
location
Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
start / arrival
Plaza de España, Cuenca
path
path:65%  road:23%  stairs:13% 
elevation
rise: 176m / fall: -173m
lowest: 925m / highest: 1039m
 
Photo: Casas Colgadas de Cuenca, Calle Canónigos, Cuenca
Casas Colgadas de Cuenca, Calle Canónigos, Cuenca
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Points of interest

  • Iglesia del Salvador, Cuenca
  • Convento de San Felipe Neri, Cuenca
  • Iglesia de San Andrés, Cuenca
  • Iglesia de Santa Cruz (XVI), Cuenca
  • Iglesia de la Merced, Cuenca
  • Convento de las Esclavas, Cuenca
  • Catedral de Santa María y San Julián de Cuenca
  • Iglesia de San Miguel, Cuenca
  • Iglesia de San Nicolás de Bari, Cuenca
  • Iglesia de San Pedro, Cuenca
  • Santuario de las Angustias
  • Torre de Mangana, Cuenca
  • Casas Colgadas
  • Castillo de Cuenca (XIII) (ruin)
  • Plaza de España, Cuenca
  • Recreo Peral 1
  • Recreo Peral 2
  • WC Severo Catalina
  • Mirador de Mangana
  • Mirador Calle Canónigos, Cuenca
  • Mirador de Camilo José Cela
  • Mirador Barrio del Castillo, Cuenca
  • Mirador Calle Larga, Cuenca

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References

Source

We found this trail in publication ‘SL-CU 10 Ruta Hoces de Cuenca’, published by Senderos de Castilla - La Mancha in 2021.

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