Village · Guadalajara · 1,055 m

Cuevas Labradas

Cuevas Labradas is an Alto Tajo village at about 1,050 metres above the Gallo river gorge. Nearby are accordion-like Alpine folds and a Jurassic marine fossil site, with tracks reaching the Hontanar shelter and Las Molatillas, overlooking the confluence of the Tagus and the Gallo.

Traces in the village and its surroundings

Which eras you can read here

A single place can preserve traces from different eras. These layers connect what you see with the stories in the atlas.

Before us · 450 million years ago – present

1936–1939 · memory of the territory

The war in the village memory

The war also reached the work of the pine woods. Among LURE’s resin workers called up for military service were 11 workers from this village. Their story connects the memory of the woods with those who had to leave their trade during the conflict.

Source: Berlanga, capítulo 9, pp. 346–347.

Read the story of the river frontline →

What to see

Folds of Cuevas Labradas, in the Gallo canyon.
Marine fossil site.
Hontanar shelter and Las Molatillas, overlooking San Pedro and Alpetea.

Routes

Georuta 5 links the village with the Barranco de la Hoz.

Places in and around Cuevas Labradas

Viewpoint

Las Molatillas (Cuevas Labradas): viewpoint over San Pedro and Alpetea

Cuevas Labradas

Geosite

Cuevas Labradas folds: rocks folded like an accordion

Cuevas Labradas

Routes linked to Cuevas Labradas

Route

Geotrail 5: from Barranco de la Hoz to Cuevas Labradas

15 km · 4 h · Linear

Bike route

MTB route 5: Barranco de la Virgen de la Hoz (Gallo, Tagus, and Arandilla)

37 km · 8 h · Circular

Near Cuevas Labradas

Viewpoint · ≈ 4.2 km straight-line distance away

Population of Cuevas Labradas, 1842–1960

Cuevas Labradas reached a peak of 265 inhabitants in 1930 ; in 1960 it had 184, before merging into the municipality of Torete.

Between the 1930 census and the previous one, this municipality was created by separation from Lebrancón. Between the 1970 census and the previous one, this municipality ceased to exist after incorporation into Torete. INE population censuses (1842–2021), compiled on Wikipedia.

Climate in Cuevas Labradas month by month

2015–2024 averages from Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis for an altitude of approx. 1,055 m. Useful for planning, not a substitute for live forecasts.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg. max (°C)	8	10	13	16	21	26	31	31	24	19	12	10
Avg. min (°C)	-0	1	2	5	8	13	16	16	12	8	4	2
Rainfall (mm)	49	41	71	76	54	46	20	16	42	62	49	40
Rainy days	8	7	12	12	9	8	3	4	7	9	9	7
Frost days	18	13	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11

Location

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Location diagram. Detailed map with tracks and names loads on zoom.

Reference villages: Lebrancón · Torete · Escalera · Villar de Cobeta.

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Which eras you can read here

The war in the village memory

What to see

Routes

Places in and around Cuevas Labradas

Las Molatillas (Cuevas Labradas): viewpoint over San Pedro and Alpetea

Cuevas Labradas folds: rocks folded like an accordion

Routes linked to Cuevas Labradas

Geotrail 5: from Barranco de la Hoz to Cuevas Labradas

MTB route 5: Barranco de la Virgen de la Hoz (Gallo, Tagus, and Arandilla)

Near Cuevas Labradas

Puntal del Pancho (Lebrancón): window onto the Tagus canyon

La Herrería de Lebrancón recreation area

Trail 9: Puntal de la Cabeza (Lebrancón)

Olmos de la Soledad (Lebrancón)

Gallo River recreation area in Torete

Castillo de Alpetea: legend and Spanish Civil War memory

La Escaleruela: the stepped tufa waterfall of Zaorejas

Puente de San Pedro: where the Tagus and Gallo meet

Population of Cuevas Labradas, 1842–1960

Climate in Cuevas Labradas month by month

Location