El Club · Guadalupe

El Risco de La Villuerca is the highest point in the UNESCO Villuercas-Ibores-Jara Global Geopark, at an elevation of 1,601 meters, and serves as the central natural viewpoint of the Sierra de las Villuercas mountain range. Located in the center of the mountain range, between the municipalities of Navezuelas, Cañamero, Villar del Pedroso, and Guadalupe, its summit offers an exceptional vantage point over the geopark’s characteristic quartzite and slate landscape. From its summit, one can see the Guadalupejo Valley, the Viejas-Torneros syncline, the Ibor-Guadalupe anticline, the Cañamero ravines, and the La Madrila mountain range, among other geosites of geological interest. As the highest point in Las Villuercas, this location overlooks most of the valleys and nesting grounds of rock-dwelling species such as the black stork, the griffon vulture, the Egyptian vulture, the Bonelli’s eagle, the golden eagle, and the peregrine falcon. The ascent route is 11 kilometers long with an elevation gain of nearly 950 meters, allowing visitors to observe the changes in vegetation and wildlife associated with increasing altitude. The Risco de La Villuerca is part of the mountain range designated as a Geopark in September 2011, and it has been recognized as a UNESCO Global Geopark since November 2015. The best time to visit is during spring or fall, when weather conditions are more stable and visibility is optimal for enjoying the panoramic views.