Cabañeros National Park
The park's official trails and one from its surroundings: waterfalls, rañas, riverside woods, drove roads and the summit of the Montes de Toledo.
Ordered from south to north, by starting point. Choose by difficulty or by the time you have; the map shows where each one is.
15 trails
Horcajo de los MontesSelf-guided
It climbs a shady slope of Mediterranean scrub to the Umbría peak (812 m), with remains of a Bronze Age settlement and views as far as the Villuercas.
Horcajo de los MontesSelf-guidedBike
A track half way up the slope between cork oaks and strawberry trees, with the olive groves of the Rubial valley below and Cinereous Vultures in the sky.
Horcajo de los MontesSelf-guided
A narrow path through riverside woodland with hollies, birches and ferns to a 15-metre waterfall.
Pueblonuevo del BullaqueSelf-guidedBike
An old livestock track, almost flat, across the Bullaque floodplain and the edge of the raña, with red deer at dawn and dusk.
Road from Horcajo to RetuertaSelf-guided
It goes down to a centuries-old Pyrenean oak wood with protected peat bogs and returns among Portuguese oaks, with vultures and imperial eagles over the valley.
Road from Horcajo to RetuertaSelf-guided
It climbs to the road of the transhumant flocks and follows it among old cork oaks to El Abuelo, one of several centuries.
GargantillaGuided
The short version of the Cork oak valley trail: a loop through cork oaks in the west of the estate that ends in an oak wood on the valley floor.
GargantillaGuided
The big loop around the estate from the Gargantilla house: cork oak woods, an oak wood on the valley floor and two ponds where you can observe amphibians.
GargantillaGuided
Views of the mountains and a descent to the banks of the Estena river and the Valhondo stream, with a stretch among rocks.
Navas de EstenaSelf-guided or guided
It follows the Estena river among quartzite towers, trilobite tracks and the fossil of the largest and oldest marine worm in the world.
Navas de EstenaSelf-guided
Flat, beside the Estena: a walkway with a viewpoint over the Boquerón, the Fuente Fría and the Fuente de las Chinas, with its peat bog and its trilobites.
Los NavalucillosSelf-guided or guided
A 18-metre waterfall after riverside woodland, peat bogs, a vulture crag and an old shepherds' shelter.
Los NavalucillosSelf-guided or guided
It continues beyond El Chorro, along quartzite ledges with trace fossils, to another 18-metre waterfall.
Los NavalucillosSelf-guided or guided
It climbs to the summit of the Montes de Toledo, at 1448 metres, with the whole park in view. A long route: you need to be well prepared.
Los NavalucillosSelf-guided
A short walk through the Arañosa valley to a holm oak hundreds of years old, with the summits of the Montes de Toledo all around.
Click a number to go to its trail; at Gargantilla and Los Navalucillos, to see their trails.
Horcajo de los Montes
Pueblonuevo del Bullaque
Road from Horcajo to Retuerta
Gargantilla
Navas de Estena
This is how the park numbers them. The guided ones are free and must be booked; two can be done by mountain bike, and bicycles are not allowed on the rest.
| Route | How | Length | Duration | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Torre de Abraham pathTorre de Abraham | Self-guidedAccessible | 0.9 km, circular | 45 min | Low |
| 2Plaza de los MorosHorcajo de los Montes | Self-guided | 3.8 km, circular | 1 h 30 min (3 h 30 min from the village) | Medium–low |
| 3Boquerón del EstenaNavas de Estena | Self-guided or guided | 6.5 km there and back from the car park (10 km from the village) | 2 h 30 min there and back from the car park (3 h 30 min from the village) | Low |
| 4El Chorro, Chorrera Chica and RocigalgoLos Navalucillos | Self-guided or guided | One way: 4.2 km to El Chorro, 6.1 km to the Chorrera Chica and 9.6 km to the Rocigalgo | One way: 2 h to El Chorro, 2 h 45 min to the Chorrera Chica and 4 h to the Rocigalgo | Medium |
| 5Rocigalgo massifLos Navalucillos | Self-guided | 22.4 km there and back, or 19 km circular linking up with the El Chorro route | 6-7 h | High |
| 6La ViñuelaRoad from Horcajo to Retuerta | Self-guided | 13 km, semicircular | 3-3 h 30 min | Medium |
| 7Cañada Real Segoviana-Los AlcornoquesRoad from Horcajo to Retuerta | Self-guided | 4.6 km there and back | 1 h 15 min there and back | Medium |
| 8Colada de NavalrincónPueblonuevo del Bullaque | Self-guidedBike | 9.5 km (one way only) | 3 h (one way only) | Low |
| 9Casa Palillos botanical pathCasa Palillos | Self-guidedAccessible | 0.6 km, circular | 30 min | Low |
| 10Casa Palillos ethnographic pathCasa Palillos | Self-guidedAccessible | 0.8 km, circular | 30 min | Low |
| 11Sierra de Castellar de los BueyesHorcajo de los Montes | Self-guidedBike | 5 km there and back | 2 h 15 min there and back (4 h 30 min circular from the village) | Low |
| 12Oak–cork oak woodsGargantilla | Guided | 5 km, circular | 2 h 30 min | Low |
| 13ValhondoGargantilla | Guided | 6.5 km, circular | 4 h | Medium–low |
| 14Cork oak valleyGargantilla | Guided | 10 km, circular | 4 h | Low |
| 15Camino del Acebo y las FuentesNavas de Estena | Self-guidedAccessible | 3 km there and back from the car park (7 km from the village) | 1 h 15 min there and back from the car park (3 h from the village) | Low |
| 16La EncinaLos Navalucillos | Self-guided | 2 km there and back | 1 h there and back | Low |
Bookings for the guided routes: the park's administrative centre (926 783 297 / 926 783 456) or the National Parks Booking Centre. Data: park information (MITECO, 2025).
What it is worth knowing for any of the trails.
Hiking boots or, at the very least, trainers. There are crossings over wet stones and muddy stretches.
Bring water from home: there is nowhere to buy it along the way. On the long routes, bring food too.
In summer, a cap, sunglasses and sun cream, and it is better to start early. In winter, warm clothes.
According to the park, the first and last hours of light are the best for seeing it. Bring binoculars.
On the guided routes, the guide waits 15 minutes. Gargantilla can only be done with a booking. Park information: 926 783 297.
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