Mount Burguillos is one of the most significant elevations of the border area between Sierra Morena and the countryside.

The recreational area of Burguillos is equipped with tables, banks and barbecues, as well as sources, an artificial lagoon, parking area, a bar-restaurant and a Nature Hall.

The area is frequented by people who want to share a field meal with their friends or family, take a walk in the middle of nature or simply contemplate the rich biodiversity that Burguillos has.

The area of the Dehesa de Burguillos, also known as the Villa, is home to a Mediterranean forest of oak trees, alcornoques and complaints, a bucolic livestock area and a beautiful closed area through which the Rumblar River passes after leaving the dam. In addition, the land is splattered with spectacular rounded blocks of granite called "bowling" and of cavalry stones, as well as carrocal features of this area of Sierra Morena.

From the recreational area there are numerous hiking routes, all signposted and of medium-low difficulty, being able to intertwine with each other, highlighting one that goes into the mountain under adhesado to the Rumblar River and another that runs through the so-called Cerro de las Trinches, where trenches used in the Civil War are located.

The first of the corals, located between meters 66 and 69 of the stratigraphic series, can be found at its base some levels with small requirements. On this level there are limestones with abundant orbitolins and milliolids; on the roof of some banks we can find drying cracks and rhizocretions. The second level of corals is between meters 109 and 116. On both levels they are massive corals, usually located in a position of life. On the second level of corals there are sand and sand that have above the first levels of rudists. The best florings of these organisms are from the 142 meter to the roof of the stratigraphic section.

Source: Inventory of Georresources of Andalusia. Environmental Council. Junta de Andalusia.

The northern horizon is impractical due to the proximity of the city of Jaén, however, looking east and south we find a true spectacle. It is a highly recommended place for those most expert fans who not only seek dark conditions but also good looking conditions, and is that at more than 1,800 meters high the atmospheric transparency is excellent, being one of the best points for planetary observation and photography.

To arrive there is only to take the detour on the road that links Los Villares with Valdepeñas de Jaén and ascend to the heliport, located on the top.

Note: some days of laminar air flow may occur in which case it is preferable to observe in the explanade that is next to the buildings rather than in the heliport.

There is another much more spectacular one when crossing the Trujala River from the Batan and known as the Moro Bridge, a construction of armchairs and of great monumental.

It is a must visit the track of land that goes parallel to the river, until its connection to the stream of the Yeros, where a small Roman bridge indicates the way to the cortijo of Romilán.

In the Prados de la Mesta, the gardens surrounding the houses are still cultivated, although at present only a few times of the year are inhabited. This way, the GR 147 is in the direction of the Anchos and we can see some examples of traditional architecture, forging bars, gilded walls or wooden doors burned by the sun.

A little below you can stop at Arroyo Canales, a place known as Rio Madera. You can't miss the last weekend of August to the San José parties with a small procession, music, dance and of course a mountain bowling.

The creation of the National Cazorla-Segura Hunting Coto in 1960 was a change in the use of a large area where there were population centres whose inhabitants had to vacate. The Goldines is one of these villages, of which today only the ruins of the expropriated houses are preserved. Silence involves the visitor, who is only able to intubate the final chapter of a long and black history of injustice.

But the Godines were not, much less, the only village that was forcibly depopulated during the 20th century, the result of abusive State interventions in these mountains. During the construction of the Tranco reservoir, some populations such as San Miguel de Bujaraiza and the Chorreón ceased to exist and this led to the displacement of its inhabitants to other areas of the province of Jaén. The yellow rain of time and oblivion, which gave title to Julio Llamazares' tearing novel on a similar case in the Aragonese Pyrenees, also fell mercilessly on Los Centenares, Las Canalejas or Los Archites, in the Segura saw. Today they're just rubble and names, but they won't be forgotten.

The first written data of Miller dates back to the 12th century, when the Arabs occupied these lands. Since then there has been an intense rural life here, which has been providing various vestiges and constructions. Although it is known that our species walked through these places already at the bronze age.

In the village there was a strong house or castle from which a three-storey tower and a forty-meter long wall by six height are still preserved. It was built by the Arabs to defend itself from the Alphavars in the 12th century. The people of Miller have taken advantage of their structure to build houses or corrals around it.

Life in the villages was made possible by the participation of all the inhabitants in community work and tasks. Not only in terms of basic food and water infrastructure; Miller's church, for example, was built by the villagers themselves in 1857.

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There is a circular path around the village in about an hour and twenty minutes. This small route will give you a complete view of the village and its inhabited cores.

LOCATION

From Santiago de la Espada you have to go along the JF-7038 road towards Las Juntas de Miller that are 22 kilometers away. Once there and before crossing the bridge we take a road on the left where the "central and Miller" are indicated. After 2 km you reach the town of Miller.

Next to the tributary channel, covered by a thick riverside vegetation, the small gardens of Onsares, between centenary chopos and olive plantations, extend. The village is surrounded by the forest peaks of the Segura mountains, framed by the highest mountains of the territory.

Even it is accessed from Villarrodrigo through a road that crosses the Port of Onsares between the peaks of La Atalaya and El Morrón.

Next to Onsares are the recreational area of the Dehesa del Bear and the imposing Peña del Cambrón, natural view of the saws of Segura and Alcaraz.

The village of Los Guindos, in the town of La Carolina, has a spectacular north and west horizon, where on winter nights it is possible to observe the elusive zodiacal light.

Especially recommended in the autumn and winter months with the arms of Perseus and Orion hiding in the west.

With easy access and very close to the A-4 motorway, we are facing a magnificent enclave from which to enter into the wonders of the universe within the framework of the Reserve and Starlight Tourist Destination of Sierra Morena.