Routes by bike: Source of the River Guadalquivir
This circular route is one of the most characteristic routes that can be done in the Nature Reserve, either by bike, in a private off-road vehicle or by booking an off-road vehicle guided tour. Your route starts in the town of Iruela, a historical site, but this circular route can be started at any point along the way and will always end at the same place. The first section of the asphalted track affords stunning views of the town of Cazorla and several viewpoints from which to admire the Old Town.
NAME OF THE TRAIL
CIRCULAR NACIMIENTO DEL GUADALQUIVIR
TYPE OF TRAIL
Circular
START POINT
La Iruela
HEIGHT
889 m
ARRIVAL POINT
La Iruela
HEIGHT
889 m
TOTAL DISTANCE (IN KILOMETERS)
58190
Asphalt or cement section % of total 46.73%
Section of track or forest road or promenade % of total 46.73%...
Senda section % of total 0%
Sections of livestock track. Green way % of the total %
Type of firm
Sandy and rocky
SLOPE
2616 m
2616 m
DIFFICULTY. ASSESSMENT ACCORDING TO METHOD MEASURE
0
MEDIO.
Severity of the natural environment
0
Itinerary
Orientation in the itinerary
0
Displacement
Difficulty moving
0
EFFORT.
Amount of effort required
TYPE OF CARTOGRAPHY
Topographic maps of ANDALUCÍA DE IGN (1: 25.000): SHEET 21
PASSAGE PLACES (IN ORDER TO THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL)
La Iruela
30S x=500553 y=4197132
938
Mirador y subida a Ermita
30S x=500519 y=4196321
991
Mirador
30S x=500502 y=4196136
994
Mirador
30S x=500541 y=4195795
999
Cascada de la Escaleruela
30S x=501159 y=4194704
1084
Control de Riogazas
30S x=500452 y=4194036
1185
Vistas Castillo de las Cinco Esquinas
30S x=499889 y=4194157
1279
Vistas del Monasterio de Montesión
30S x=499467 y=4193774
1278
Casa Forestal Chorro
30S x=499657 y=4192116
1319
Acceso a Fuente
30S x=499839 y=4191955
1295
Buitreras del Chorro- Mirador
30S x=499200 y=4191754
1304
Collado Zamora
30S x=500028 y=4188287
1413
Vistas Panorámicas
30S x=500145 y=4188092
1423
Puerto Lorente
30S x=501003 y=4188107
1543
Fuente
30S x=501307 y=4188394
1462
Acceso a Cañada de las Fuentes
30S x=502249 y=4188087
1376
Pino Pepe
30S x=502541 y=4189993
1289
Casa Forestal Los Rasos
30S x=503027 y=4191110
1197
Arroyo Amarillo
30S x=503796 y=4192381
1153
Vistas Panorámicas
30S x=505020 y=4193986
1105
Cortijo del Calerón
30S x=505039 y=4194528
1049
Puente de las Herrerías
30S x=505527 y=4195044
1012
Camping
30S x=505779 y=4195592
990
Cruce Ctra de las Navas
30S x=506579 y=4197432
997
Sendero Circular Cerrada de Utrero
30S x=506569 y=4197531
982
Cruce acceso a Vadillo-Castril
30S x=506353 y=4197556
1008
Cruce acceso Parador Nacional
30S x=506023 y=4197192
1046
Empalme del Valle
30S x=504138 y=4196775
1104
Mirador del Puerto de las Palomas
30S x=505462 y=4199470
1250
Mirador del Paso del Aire- Puerto de las Palomas
30S x=505266 y=4200118
1211
Control de Burunchel
30S x=504732 y=4200417
985
HEIGHT PROFILE
MUNICIPAL TERMS BY WHICH IT RUNS
La Iruela Cazorla Quesada Sierra de CazorlaRECREATIONAL OR SPORTS AREAS NEAR THE TRAIL
Cañada de las Fuentes- Puente de las Herrerías- Linarejos- Empalme del Valle
DESCRIPTION
This circular route is one of the most characteristic that takes place in the Natural Park, which can be done either by bicycle or in a private 4x4 vehicle or with the services of a 4x4 guided tour. Our route begins in the town of La Iruela, a historic site, but as it is circular, it can be undertaken from any point along the way, returning at the end to the starting point. In the first section, the asphalt track has extraordinary views of the town of Cazorla, with several panoramic viewpoints from which to admire its historic center. 4 km from the exit, right next to the Escaleruela waterfall, we enter a wide dirt track that we will travel for 31 km, having various points of interest such as the views of the Castillo de las Cinco Esquinas, or the monastery of Montesión, Sierra Mágina and Quesada.
At km 12 and after passing through the Chorro Forest House, we reach the Chorro walls where we will be able to contemplate with a bit of luck the majestic flight of the griffon vulture in some magnificent existing vultures.
Subsequently and in continuous ascent and following on the track through which we travel, the signs to the Source of the Guadalquivir, we will pass through Collado Zamora, a true natural balcony and Puerto Lorente the maximum height of our route where we can admire one of the oldest gall oaks of the entire Park. From there, we will begin a long descent that will take us to the Cañada de las Fuentes and the Nacimiento del Guadalquivir.
From the source, and continuing downstream, we will visit very unique places from the landscape, botanical and geological point of view, special mention requires the “Pino Pepe”, an exceptional specimen of black pine at the foot of the track, which suffered the attack several years ago of an unethical visitor who baptized it at the point of a razor, as well as the botanical and geological formations around the Arroyo Amarillo, the constructive majesty of the Cortijo del Calerón or the Puente de las Herrerías (km 35 of the route), according to the legend built in a single night. Right there we will leave the stretch of land to enter the paved road, the JF-7092. In just 3 km of circulating parallel to the river on its right bank and leaving behind the Puente de las Herrerías campsite and the town of Vadillo-Castril, we come to a new bridge over the Guadalquivir. We find there the small dam of the Cerrada de Utrero, with a signposted circular path that well deserves a brief section on our route.
Later and continuing along the JF-7091 we go towards the Empalme del Valle, crossing with the A-319 that we will continue towards Cazorla ascending through the Puerto de las Paloma, s with its two viewpoints, and once it is crowned, sinuous descent towards Burunchel and later bordering the Natural Park and in a less pronounced descent we will arrive at our starting point in La Iruela