Route description

The route starts at the municipal swimming pools and descends to the riverbed, where the oaks and chestnuts on the hillsides give way to riverside woodland: alders, hazels, poplars and ash trees crowding close to the water. The trail follows the Cuerpo de Hombre closely, at times along goat tracks between its two banks, passing meadows still grazed by livestock and the old river-bottom fields that fed Lagunilla’s families for generations.

By the stepping stones, the restored building of the old hydroelectric power station, which supplied the village with electricity until the 1960s and still holds part of its original machinery, is a must-see stop. Further on, at kilometre 2.3, it’s worth the detour to the Cascada del Molino, a twelve-metre waterfall hidden among the vegetation. The return, along the north-facing slope, is the most demanding stretch, but also the most rewarding: the forest grows denser, and on reaching the village, views over the Sierras de Béjar, Francia and Gata bring the route to a grand close.

The Fuente de las Cañas, halfway down, provides drinking water all year round.