This is one of the most impressive hiking routes in the Segura saw. As we gain height, vegetation is scarce to a piornal austere. Once on the top of the calar, we discover the great and overwhelming atmosphere of the high mountain of Segureña: a huge karmic platform, 5 km long, with meadows where the flocks of Segureña sheep are pasted, broken by dolinas (sodas called "sorbeores" in the region), vaguadillas and sharp rocky.

The remains of stone walls of ancient agricultural terraces remain on the ground, witnesses to the hardness of the old rural life, in which the serrans went up from the nearby villages to sow cereals, taking advantage of the moisture that the soil conserves in a few pits. It is now unthinkable to make such hard daily displacements to start such scarce yields.

From the forest surveillance site of the Puntal de la Misa, and along the east side of the calar, we will dominate unforgettable panoramic over an infinite succession of mountain curtain across the deep valley of the Segura River.

The calar is frequented by flocks of mountain goats and overtaken by the lion vulture. In the cut there are also pilgrims hawks. The whole area is full of boar. It is easy to see the piquiroja chova and the alpine accentor.

This route links the Recreative Area of the Dehesa del Bear with the Cambrón summit, a pétrea mole whose walls rise almost vertical on a pine sea. In the Dehesa del Bear we have a fountain with abundant flow, stone tables, small meadows and beautiful walnuts.

The road gently ascends along a narrow forest track, in the middle of a closed black pine forest with abundant oak and some complaints, from which you enjoy views that go from the valley of the Onsares to Calar del Mundo, valley of the head of the Guadalimar and saw of Alcaraz, in Albacete. In the end it climbs through a path of pastors that opens way between the rocks, to reach the impressive stone platform of the calar, typical carstic landscape of lapiaz with some hills, in which only few isolated black pine trees dare grow.

From the fire surveillance shed there is a superb panoramic from the manchegan plains of Ciudad Real and Albacete to Sierra Nevada. Crossing to the other end of the calar is another house belonging to Castilla-La Mancha. In the area there is plenty of the rocky plane and the piquirred chova, and we can see the flight of the lion vulture and the pilgrim hawk. You can also see flocks of muflons.

In the Collado de Las Lagunillas, we would continue to the village of El Bellotar, in the province of Albacete. Instead, we turn the track to the right. From here, the track remains without possible loss until it ends at the foot of the calar, which will have to go up a sidewalk.

At the end of the track, we take a path of shepherds to the left that goes up in zig@-@ zag. As we enter the plateau platform, the path loses some definition. We must follow the marks that we will find in stone milestones, pine trees and plates that mark the limits of the Natural Park.

We finally arrived at the Jaén fire site. It is highly recommended to cross the calar to the place in its eastern part, belonging to Castilla-La Mancha, where it will take about 15 'to arrive.

Forest track that starts at km 28 of the JH-1755 (Transversal de las Villas) road, to the right, right next to the river Aguascebas de Gil Cobo, very close to Recreative Area of the same name.

The most recommended option is to make the path down. From the reservoir of Aguascebas, the walk is 4.5 km, from the km 18.8 of the road JH-7155 (Transversal de las Villas). At this point, to our left are the houses of the reservoir and, right behind you, we can observe an old quarry, where you walk the path.

This route allows you to admire one of the most unique botanical enclaves of the Iberian Peninsula and enjoy wonderful panoramic views. A particularly humid and fresh microclimate is given in the area of Las Abeas. Thanks to him, under the canopy of pine larice grows an amazing hazelnut - the southernmost of Spain - with plenty of large stalks. There are many climbing plants such as ivy and clematide, and there are very few species in Andalusia, such as wild strawberry and noble liver. The set transmits a sense of freshness and plant abundance that is typical of the northern forests.

As we ascend, there are oaks, maples and oaks mixed with the pines, and finally the clare vegetation giving way to the piornal and to the lastoning. The route ends in the surveillance shed, promontory air from which very wide views are dominated. Before you go down, you recommend a walk through the Calar de Navalperal to enjoy its praises and its typical karmic landscape.

The exceptional nature of the hazelnut and acebos forest in southern Spain, together with the presence of many endemic or endangered plant species, has made this area a reserve area of Las Acebeas- Nava del Espino. It therefore enjoys the highest level of protection within the Natural Park.

At 600 m from the beginning we find the Forest House of the Azebeas This is two beautiful houses, the first for use by environmental agents and the second, recently restored, was formerly at the service of forest engineers. There are several strands planted. At this point the forest track is narrow and turn left.

At 2700 m we left the forest track and turned left on a well-marked path. (If we prefer, we can also follow the track, which makes a wide and soft loop by rodeo the central area of the calar, to join again with the path). The path passes through a navel and is headed towards a few stone mojones.

And finally in the km 3.2 we arrived at the fire surveillance shed. Impressive panoramic areas of the provinces of Jaén, Ciudad Real, Albacete and Granada. To the north you can see the manchegan plains, the mountains of the Alcaraz saw and the Calar del Mundo. To the west, the cliffs of Segura La Vieja, the high valley of Trujala, Orcera and the memorial tower of the castle of Segura de la Sierra. To the South we see the Yelmo and to the bottom the Banderillas, the great mole of La Sagra and the saw of Cazorla. And to the east we contemplate the Cerrico de Las Mentiras and the nearby calares of Navalespino and Morillas.

We suggest the following possibilities:

Km 2.Peña del Olivar Recreative Area. It has an unusual Botanical Collection with natural park species and a natural pool. It is also the starting point for various walks.

Km 2.2.Start to the left of the road to the Fountain Recreative Area of the Almoteja. You can go by car, but we recommend to enjoy on foot this walk 1.5 km next to the river vegetation of the Arroyo del Barranco de los Tejos. The recreational area has a fountain where we can see the catacamosque (Pinguicola vallisneriifolia), small carnivora plant endemic to the Park. There begins a signposted path of 1 '5 km.

Km 5.2. The site of La Fresnedilla, with small scattered cortijos, where we can walk two signposted paths.

Km 6.3.Start to the right of the La Canalica forest track. We recommend that you drive through it, as we can walk through several signposted trails and approach the well of the Snow, sturdy and hidden stone construction where the snow was previously stored for use during the summer. Next to him is a source.

Km 7.3.Mirador de La Fresneilla, with beautiful views.

Km 7.8.Free Time Siles residence. It is in a very careful environment from which comes a wide road that allows very pleasant walks. It ends, after almost 6 km, on the forest track that leaves Siles towards the Puntal de la Ajedrea.

Km 10.4.Start to the left of a long forest track that crosses private farms and runs, in its last sections, by the Tu River.

Km 11.Start to the right of the same forest track we saw in the km 6.3, which makes loop with the road. From here is closer the Snow well. From here we enter the Reserve Area of Acebeas- Nava del Espino, an area especially protected by its high ecological value. We can see that at this point the forest becomes greener and greener.

Km 11.6.Area of Azebeas Controlled Squad. Magnificent place under large larity pines where you can rest when you are not occupied by some camp.

Km 12.5.Place of Las Abeas. On the left a delicious walk to an old forest house starts. This place, with its hazelnuts and its large hives in the shadow of the larice pines, is one of the most emblematic of the Natural Park. In less than an hour you can climb an exceptional path from the forest house to the Calar de Navalperal, from where you enjoy great views.

Km 14.1.Cross with the JF-7016 road. Here our route ends, although it is a very strategic place to start many others. You will see abundant signs that indicate different possibilities, such as Segura de la Sierra, Río Madera or Pontones.

Among the options we propose to you:

Km 0.Santiago de la Sword. Located at 1350 m of altitude, its main economic activity is extensive livestock. It has the parish church of Santiago Apostle (16th century), built on an earlier hermitage dedicated to the same saint and which has a beautiful major altarpiece of Baroque style. In the square of the City Hall we find an old 16th century inn with a vistose wooden balconade.

Km 10.Mirador del Salto de la Nova or del Zumeta; 10 km from Santiago we find on the right hand side this mirador from which we see the limit of the Park and the province of Jaén. Watch out for hats, they can fly a long way.

Km 12.Tobos village. Compulsory stop to buy good bread and delicious cakes. Next to the road there is a simple laundry room that circulates the Tobos stream, with fresh and clean waters.

Km 13.Vites village. To get to the village of Vites you have to turn left and drive 2 km. In this village are raised magnificent white grapes, large and sweet, from which a powerful spirit is distilled. Ask the local neighbors.

Prado Moro.At the end of the village of Vites a left road ascends to Prado Moro. Here a centenary oak resists at the time that gives us a vision of the vegetation that in the past existed in the area.

Km 16.Embalse de la Vieja. A prominent peak called the Morrison announces the beginning of the Old Age reservoir. After the village of Morrión, a lane - not marked - goes down on the left to the reservoir.

Km 18.The Vadico. Two km from the reservoir there are houses on the right side of the road with a wall in front. Right across the street we found a way up to the Vadico. It's a nice walk, by a real vergel, which deserves to be made on foot. On the way there are sources to be able to refresh and collect water.

Km 18.5.Entrance to the villages of La Muela, Marchena and Marchenica. The Muela is 5.4 km from this point. In its vicinity is Hoya Somera, an important archaeological site of the bronze age. Later on there are Marchena and Marchenica. In its surroundings, there were Roman remains and an Arab necropolis.

Km 22.Miller's together. At this point the Zumeta River has come with us all the way and the Segura. A natural stone tunnel announces the arrival at this meeting place.

Miller village.From Las Juntas there is another road that reaches this historic village with more than 20 water births. It is a starting point for several routes that will make us known beautiful areas of the Sierra de Segura. When you pass the stone tunnel you have to follow the indication "Central and Miller."

• Km 0 - Piscifactory and River Borosa River Interpreting Center. In this Centre we will know the importance of water and river ecosystems in the Natural Park, in which emblematic species such as the common trout and the otter stand out.

• Km 1,7 - Vinagre Tower. This area is one of the most crowded in the Park and is located in a geographically privileged area for its centrality. Here it is essential to know the Park Visitors Center, which has been recently modernized and has various interactive resources. It has a Natural Park Store, toilets, cafe, rest room and children's play area on the outside. Very close to this center is the Botanical Garden, a pleasant place with a wide and careful selection of natural park plants, from small herbaceas to large trees. It is a perfect place to observe and learn to distinguish them or simply to take a pleasant walk between lush vegetation.

• Km 6.5 - Coto Ríos. This village, on the banks of the Guadalquivir, was built in the 1960s of last century to house families living in scattered villages and cortijos and whose houses were expropriated to create the National Cazorla-Segura Hunting Coto (now the Andaluza de Caza Reserve). It has medical assistance, shops and other services, in addition to several campsites.

• Km 13.3 - Wild Fauna Park Collado del Almond. In their enclosure they pasture in semi-freedom deer, mountain goats, wos and muflons. You can see them and photograph them by walking a pleasant itinerary with fountains, banks and several viewpoints with splendid views of the Tranco reservoir and the ruins of the castle of Bujaraiza.

• Km 14 - FRF look. It is one of the milestones of the Route of the same name, dedicated to the mythical naturalist Felix Rodríguez de la Fuente, who from this point of view filmed the famous scenes of the berrea of the deer in the 1970s. In front of it is Mount Bujaraiza, which sometimes, when the reservoir is very full, becomes an island, and is crowned by the ruins of an Arab turret.

• Km 17.6 - Old-garden controlled area. This place is very nice to eat and rest, except on the dates you are occupied by some camp.

• Km 19.2 - House of Crafts Los Casares. It is an old Forest House converted into a shop of crafts and products from the Park.

• Km 26 - Old Control Recreative Area. It is a large and recently built area with magnificent views over the northern part of the Tranco reservoir. It has banks, tables to eat and fountain.

• Km 28.4 Tranco Dam - This impressive dam, whose height on the Guadalquivir channel is 82 meters, is one of the largest in Spain. In its surroundings there are several restaurants, terraces and water sports facilities, as well as the village that was raised for the workers who built the dam.

• Km 31.5 - The Parral Recreative Area. It is in the middle of the carrasco pine pinar and has a look-out with good views over the waters of the Tranco reservoir.

• Km 35.7 - Cñada Morales. When it reaches this village the landscape is opened and no longer exclusively forest, to give way to large humanized areas with olive groves, orchards and scattered cortijos.

• Km 44.6 - Safe Furnaces. This small town, built on the top of a peñasco, is in the center of the Natural Park. Its monuments, views and irregular alleys of the Arab past, served him the declaration of Artistic Historical Set.

1.    Km 0. Mogón. This beautiful village, which belongs to the municipality of Villacarrillo, lies in the Guadalquivir Valley. Its olive groves and fertile river plains are also watered by the Aguascebas River, as both waterways converge at this point. It has a large, well-equipped bathing area in the “El Molinillo” beauty spot.
2.    Km 9.9. La Osera and Cerro Vilorto Viewpoints. On our left are these two viewpoints, offering magnificent panoramic views of La Osera, one of the most iconic natural areas in these mountains.
3.    Km 14. Curva del Tambor. Its name comes from its pronounced circular layout. From here, looking eastwards, there are extensive views over the Cañamares River Valley, the waterfall and the vulture nesting site at Peña Palomera, as well as the villages of Cazorla, La Iruela and Burunchel.
4.    Km 18.5. Chorrogil Waterfall. Approximately 500 metres before reaching the Aguascebas Reservoir, a dirt track begins on the right-hand side and leads us close to this spectacular horsetail-shaped waterfall. Among the lush vegetation are several birch trees, a northern species whose presence at this latitude is truly exceptional. Its multicoloured rock face makes the area even more attractive.
5.    Km 19. Aguascebas Reservoir. This charming artificial lake supplies drinking water to the villages throughout La Loma. It is also a high-mountain rainbow trout fishing reserve. Bathing is not permitted.
6.    Km 22. La Fresnedilla. This is the main hub of this part of the Sierra de las Villas. It is a small village equipped with a primary school and a municipal hostel. Around 700 metres from this point, several tracks branch off to the left, providing access to charming places that are well worth exploring on foot, such as Arroyo del Torno, Nava del Milano and the summit of Navazalto.
7.    Km 24. Collado del Lobo, Nava del Rico and Collado del Pocico. A particularly distinctive type of vegetation catches our attention here: the juniper woodland. Magnificent specimens of Phoenician juniper occupy the limited soil between the limestone rocks at Lancha del Sabinar. On our right, a track provides access to beautiful places such as Cruz de Juan Núñez, Cortijo de la Cruz, Las Castañetas and Prado de los Chopos.
8.    Km 28. Cerrada de San Ginés. On our right begins the track that provides access to the highest areas of this remarkable mountain range and brings us closer to this natural site. The waters of the small Aguascebas de Gil Cobo River flow through the canyon, alternating between distinctive waterfalls and refreshing pools. The first section of this area is well worth exploring on foot, both for its undeniable beauty and for its extraordinary botanical wealth, which includes numerous endemic species and specimens of yew, holly and birch. The Gil Cobo Recreational Area is located just a few metres from the beginning of this forest track.
9.    Km 34.5. Cueva del Peinero. A recreational area located in a setting of majestic beauty beside the Aguascebas Grande River, whose waters flow through lush riverside vegetation and between large stone blocks.
10.    Km 40. Collado del Ojuelo. This location is a crossroads. To the left, the forest track leads to places such as Collado de la Tobilla, La Muela and Cañada de la Madera. To the right, the Tableros track, which is closed to vehicles by a barrier, provides access to lesser-known locations such as Prado de los Chortales, Cañada Somera, Collado de los Hermanillos and Caballo de Torraso.
11.    Km 47. Agua de los Perros. This spectacular site is dominated by the enormous dome known as Iglesia de los Perros. Its centre is pierced by an opening resembling a skylight, through which the stream that flows into it falls like fine raindrops. At Piedra del Agujero there is an enormous opening carved into the rock by erosion, as well as a natural bridge shaped in the rock by the stream. Visitors can cool down at its spring of cold, crystal-clear water.
12.    Km 48. Collado del Agua de los Perros. At an altitude of 1,200 metres, this location is well worth a stop to admire the views, the pine forests and the beautiful specimens of Spanish juniper.
13.    Km 50. Mirador del Tapadero. An essential stop at this viewpoint overlooking the abyss. Below, the narrow and turbulent course of the Chillar Stream can be seen.
14.    Km 55.4. Fuente de los Cerezos Regulated Campsite. Beside the road stands a beautiful fountain with two spouts. Near this location, approximately 300 metres to the right, beside the first stream, we can see one of the few surviving tar kilns, traditionally used to extract juniper tar, that remains fully intact within the Natural Park. It is a silent reminder of how people once made use of the natural resources of these mountains.
15.    Km 58.2. Puente de los Agustines – Charco del Aceite. After crossing the bridge over the Guadalquivir River, a short turning on our right leads to a delightful bathing area. The Charco del Aceite Recreational Area is a natural setting where the Guadalquivir forms a large pool of clean, refreshing water.