Hiking
Signposting of trails
These are some of the signs you will find when you take the routes we describe below.
(SL) LOCAL PATH:
Sendero SL-CC 13 Santiago León Cave
Santiago León was Extremadura’s last Carlist warrior. The civil wars of the 19th century led to an unusual flouris- hing of guerrillas in the valley. The mountain with imposing elevations and deep depressions made for an ideal area for practicing banditry and guerrilla ac- tivities, enabling them to shelter indeep thickets, natural caves, rocks and countless other mountain shelters.
From the N-110 in Tornavacas, ascending along Piscina road and leaving the last houses along the concrete track, we ascend with views of Calvarrasa ravine. We cross the aforementioned ravine and, gently ascending, tour Las Longueras as far as Becedas ravine, which we cross via a bridge made of concrete tubes, to start a zigzagging, but comfortable ascent to the shade of the oak wood that leads us to a small plain known as LLanomínguez. This is the starting point of the mountain trail that, gently ascending, passes over Banquillo creek and arrives at Majada del Tejailo, where the shelter of the Carlist Guerrilla Santiago León can be found, which is the aim of the route. We return some 4.5 miles along the same road as far as Tornavacas.
Profiles
Technical sheet
Route: Linear(return)
Start: Tornavacas
Finish: Tornavacas
Length: 4.5 miles (one way)
Estimated time: 4h 45 min
Difficulty: Medium
Height difference : 2,822 ft
Height difference : 2,822 ft
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