Scenic Drive Hinojares - Quesada (Route Nazarí)
Description
Despite the fact that there are natural areas of extraordinary beauty, the historical and cultural interest of this route is its main argument. We will cross a border land between Arabs and Christians that lasted three centuries, until the final take of Granada in 1492. It is essential to understand the culture and uniqueness of the lands of the ancient advance of Cazorla, dependent on the Archbishopric of Toledo, which was created in 1231 and which was abolished by the Cortes of Cadiz in 1811.
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ROUTE NAME
Ruta en coche Hinojares - Quesada (Ruta Nazarí)
TRAIL TYPE
Scenic Drive
DIFFICULTY
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TOTAL DISTANCE (IN KILOMETERS) 33 km
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HUSO 30S
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME
ROAD SURFACE TYPE
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MEANS
Severity of the natural environment
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ACCESSIBILITY TYPE
By car, on foot
TIME OF YEAR
All year round
SIGNALING
No
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Technical Description
Km 0.0. Departure.In the square of the Constitution of Hinojares (x = 500190; and = 4174475), at the height of the Fountain of the Frogs, we put the CK at 0.0 and we left the village upwards, on the street of the Church, towards the road of Tícar (A-6206).
Km 1.5 Cross of the Tranco de la Zorra (x = 501180; and = 4175910).In the stop we put the CK at 0.0 and turn left.
Km 1,1. Cuenca cross (x = 501825, and = 4175910).We left the main road, to turn right.
Km 3.7. Cuenca (x = 502725; and = 4176830).We park the car in the Consultorio, to visit the Birth of Seven Fuentes and the village; to reach the remains of the fortress and medieval village of the Castellones de Cuenca is complicated, but on the return to the main road, as we pass the last houses of the village, we can see the enclave on the other side of the ravine. When we reach the A-6206, in the stop we put the CK at 0.0 and turn right.
Km 10.2. Belerda Cross (x = 498490; and = 4180130).We're still on the front, direction Quesada. Another option is to turn left to visit The Casillas of Don Pedro and Las Belerdas and return back to this point, where we will follow left; the next point is 0.3 km.
Km 10.5. Entry into the Water Cave (x = 498220; and = 4180260).We turn left; 300 m away are the parking and access to a great open oquedad, crossed by the Arroyo de Tiscar, proposed as a Natural Monument; on leaving to the main road we turn left, to visit the Sanctuary and Castle of Peña Negra. We return to the A-6206, direction Quesada and to the entrance of the Vadillo Road (x = 498015; and = 4180895) we put the CK at 0.0.
Km. 4.8. Port of Tiscar (x = 496675; and = 4182345).We left the car in a space that we found on the right of the road, to go up, taking a walk, to the Atalaya del Infante Don Enrique (13th century) that is enabled as a lookout; behind the tower, the Picón del Rayal (1,834 m.), in the form of a colossal wave; "rayal" was synonymous with "border" in the Reconquista.
Km. 13.5. Quesada (x = 494160; and = 4188735).Here we can visit the Arc of the Saints, the Arc of the Maquita of Utrera, the remains of the Arab Alcazaba, the two churches and the Museum of Rafael Zabaleta.
