Village · Guadalajara · 1,129 m

Lebrancón

Lebrancón is an Alto Tajo village at about 1,130 metres, between Escalera and Cuevas Labradas. Beside its hermitage of La Soledad stand the stumps of two monumental elms, and from the village depart the Puntal de la Cabeza trail and the track to Puntal del Pancho, a clifftop balcony over the Tagus canyon.

Lands and landscapes

From here, follow the memory of the territory

These readings connect Lebrancón with the history, work, and villages around it.

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.

Resin, hooks and pastoral shelters · 1860 – 1960

What to see

Olmos de la Soledad.
Puntal del Pancho, a natural clifftop balcony without railings above the Castillo de Garabatea.
La Herrería recreation area, beside the Tagus.

Routes

Sendero 9, Puntal de la Cabeza, with interpretive panels and traditional chozones.

Places in and around Lebrancón

Forest

Routes linked to Lebrancón

Bike route

MTB route 2: the Tagus Viewpoints (Taravilla)

33 km · 4 h · Linear

Route

Trail 9: Puntal de la Cabeza (Lebrancón)

8 km · 2.5 h · Circular

Route

Ethnographic route 2: the chozones of Escalera

2.5 km · 2 h · Linear

Near Lebrancón

Ethnography · 1.7 km straight-line distance away

Juniper chozones of Escalera: El Cerrillo and El Sabinar

Escalera

Geosite · ≈ 4.2 km straight-line distance away

Cuevas Labradas folds: rocks folded like an accordion

Cuevas Labradas

Viewpoint · ≈ 4.2 km straight-line distance away

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

Cuevas Labradas

Recreation area · ≈ 4.7 km straight-line distance away

Gallo River recreation area in Torete

Torete

Viewpoint · ≈ 5.2 km straight-line distance away

Mirador del Pie y Medio (Fuembellida)

Fuembellida

Recreation area · 5.3 km straight-line distance away

Vado de Salmerón recreation area

Zaorejas

Heritage · 6.1 km straight-line distance away

Sanctuary of the Virgen de la Hoz: the hermitage beneath red cliffs

Corduente, Ventosa

Population of Lebrancón, 1842–1960

Lebrancón reached a peak of 793 inhabitants in 1877 ; in 1960 it had 203, before merging into the municipality of Torete. This is the history told in the emptying of the Alto Tajo.

Between the 1930 census and the previous one, the municipal area shrank when these settlements became independent: Cuevas Labradas and Torete. 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 Lebrancón month by month

2015–2024 averages from Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis for an altitude of approx. 1,129 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)	7	10	12	15	20	25	30	30	23	18	11	9
Avg. min (°C)	-1	-0	2	4	7	12	15	15	11	8	3	1
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	21	16	10	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	14

Location

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Reference villages: Escalera · Cuevas Labradas · Torete · Fuembellida.

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