Category Archives: Ruta de la Lana

La Lana from Cuenca, day 4

Posted on 02/05/2026 by magwood

Salmerón to Trillo, 30 km I’m sorry not to have said this earlier, but thanks so much to all who have made comments. It feels like a reunion with old friends after a while apart. It really means a lot … Continue reading →

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La Lana from Cuenca, day 3

Posted on 30/04/2026 by magwood

Villaconejos de Trabaque to Salmerón, 25 km walked Pepe advised that the route today includes a diversion around a broken bridge over the Rio  Guardiela where the water is too fast flowing to recommend attempting to walk across.  He also … Continue reading →

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La Lana from Cuenca, day 2

Posted on 30/04/2026 by magwood

There are no directions out of the village, but we take what seems like the obvious track. Neither of us have a recollection of the route we took last time that we walked entirely on the road due to the … Continue reading →

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La Lana from Cuenca, stage 1

Posted on 29/04/2026 by magwood

Getting there After 22 hours of travelling starting with the 04:45 bus into the City Centre, followed by the Airport Flyer, Ryanair flight to Madrid, (met with Nina) transit bus to terminal 4, train to Chamartin station, train to Cuenca, … Continue reading →

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Ruta de la Lana, stage 23, Caracena to San Esteban de Gormaz, 29.5 km

Posted on 30/04/2019 by magwood

Distance, 29.5 km Elevation gain, 210 m Elevation loss, 453 m Total distance, 653.5 km Daily average, 28.4 km Señora María Angeles opened the bar for us at 07:00 for breakfast and cooked cheese omelettes for Marianne and Ruedi whilst … Continue reading →

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Ruta de la Lana, stage 1, Alicante to Novelda, 32 km

Posted on 08/04/2019 by magwood

How annoying! I wrote my blog last night but couldn’t post it due to no signal in the apartment, and this morning there it was, gone. So here goes again… Distance, 32 km Elevation gain, 463 m Elevation loss, 279 … Continue reading →

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2019 Camino

Posted on 07/03/2019 by magwood

The countdown has started!  One month from today I will step out on my seventh camino.  Or I should say, on the first of a trio of caminos.   Camino 1 – Ruta de la Lana (the wool route) (27 … Continue reading →

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