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🇪🇸 Ruta de la LANA (Valencia/Alicante - Burgos)
From Cuenca to Siguenza on the Lana
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[QUOTE="Bachibouzouk, post: 1076140, member: 53864"] Mandoyana to Siguenza It is at Mandoyana that the Ruta de la Lana splits. The original route goes straight to Atienza, the other goes to Atienza via the Parque Natural Barranco Del Rio Dulce and Siguenza. A half-asleep zombie will easily head off the wrong way. Luckily a local asked me where I was going before I went too far! From Mandoyana the Ruta de la Lana follows both the GR20 and the Camino del Cid until Pelegrina, where it drops the GR20 and picks up the Ruta Don Quijote and another GR (160). From Pelegrina there are waymarks for one route or another just about every 20 metres! Be advised: there are no pit stops all day. The tienda and the panaderia in Mandoyana do not open until 09:30 and, being Monday, Bar Los Milagros was closed. I set off on an empty stomach rather than wait for opening time. There's a picturesque church and a fuente in Aragosa and I saw the Casa Rural that has been mentioned in these pages. La Cabrera also had a pleasant feel to it with a nice church and a fuente. Restaurante El Balcon Del Dulce was closed (possibly only open at weekends?). I suspect most of the houses here are second homes. The approach to Pelegrina is stunning as you exit the trees and the forest. The castillo ruins high above with an azure blue sky as a background. It's a bit of a schlep up to the village, which isn't actually on the Camino, and a little further up still to the castillo. But it was well worth it to see the kettle (a term I first came across here on this forum) of vultures. Possibly 30-40 of them whirling around before they dispersed in all directions. Bar Baja in the village was closed. Fuente. As you leave Pelegrina behind there's an ambiguous set of waymarks leading you to a farm gate which clearly tells you the route does not go through the farm. There's an obvious path a little further below but that is not the route. You need to head right up to the gate an then pass just to the left of it. After that, the route is very well sign-posted. Although a short-ish stretch (23kms) and a very nice walk, it was a struggle for me. Last day blues? Only a few walnuts picked up along the way as sustenance? A developing blister on the sole of my heel? My backpack seemed to get even heavier than usual as the afternoon progressed. The last 5kms into Siguenza were a bit of an ordeal. Then, as I got onto the careterra, I was stopped by the Guardia Civile. I was walking on the right hand side of the road. Like all of us here, I should imagine, I always walk into incoming traffic.... except when I'm going into a blind bend, which I was now doing. I tried initially to explain the concept of the blind bend in Spanish but just couldn't manage it. 'Here in Spain' I was told 'you must walk on the left hand side of the road. No es negociable'. I had no intention, nor the will, to negotiate anything at all at that point and just crossed over. But who makes up these dogmatic rules? Even more mindless was the Guardia Civile stopping their car right in the blind bend to set me right! After a shower, some food and a few cold beers I felt much better. Siguenza is certainly a town to spend a little time in. With that in mind I had sought out a hotel, rather than the Padres Josefinos, as I wanted to leave my bag somewhere the following morning before catching the afternoon train to Madrid. I stayed in Albergue Cuidad De Doncel, which is a little out of the 'casco antiguo' but right on the Camino for the following stage. It's a kind of youth hostel. Rooms each with one bunk bed, shower and WC. 35.00 euros for the room including breakfast. Breakfast is usually at 09:00 but I was asked if I required it earlier - I didn't. Tel: 665 010 622. I asked about the Padres Josefinos at the Tourist Office. They would appear to be taking peregrinos again (there was some talk that they were closed for refurbishing) but subject to their other commitments. Tel: 949 390 890. I was told that the Hostal El Albergue, up by the castillo, has dorm beds for 23.00 euros. Tel: 609 378 111. I also noticed the Hotel Laberinto, between the station and the old town. Another hostal that has been mentioned on this forum. Tel: 659 408 879. And that is just about it. I hope to resume the walk from Siguenza as far as Burgos next year. I owe a great deal of gratitude to all of those who contributed to the virtual Ruta de la Lana thread during lockdown, it made planning very straight forward. You know who you are. Muchas gracias. I'll probably post again when I get home to tie things up and maybe make a few suggestions. Till then Buen Camino a todos. Alfìn del Asfalto [/QUOTE]
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