Village · Guadalajara · 1,176 m
Villar de Cobeta
Villar de Cobeta is a small village in the Alto Tajo at around 1,180 metres. It provides the shortest trail to Castillo de Alpetea, above the Tagus and Gallo confluence, and is crossed by GR-10 and GR-113 trails.
Lands and landscapes
From here, follow the memory of the territory
These readings connect Villar de Cobeta 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.
1936–1939 · memory of the territory
The war in the village memory
Above the meeting of the Tajo and Gallo, Alpetea’s trenches recall that Puente de San Pedro was a disputed crossing. Alpetea and Peña Bermeja preserve another era among Villar de Cobeta’s cliffs.
Source: Guía del Geoparque, pp. 58 y 151.
Read the story of the river frontline →What to see
The Castillo de Alpetea, with its Civil War trenches.
Routes
The GR-10 and the GR-113 pass through the municipal territory.
Places in and around Villar de Cobeta
Routes linked to Villar de Cobeta
Near Villar de Cobeta
Monastery of Buenafuente del Sistal: Cistercian nuns since 1246
Buenafuente del Sistal
Presa de la Rocha or Campillo Dam (Zaorejas)
ZaorejasEthnographic route 3: the chozones of Olmeda de Cobeta
4.75 km · 1.5 h · Circular
Cascada del Campillo: the permanent waterfall of Zaorejas
Zaorejas
Puente de San Pedro: where the Tagus and Gallo meet
Zaorejas
Dehesa of Olmeda de Cobeta: ancient pollarded Pyrenean oaks
Olmeda de Cobeta
Celtiberian hillfort of Peña Moñuz (Olmeda de Cobeta)
Olmeda de Cobeta
Buenafuente del Sistal viewpoint: the wildest Tagus
Buenafuente del SistalPopulation of Villar de Cobeta, 1842–1970
Villar de Cobeta reached a peak of 365 inhabitants in 1910 ; in 1970 it had 144, before merging into the municipality of Zaorejas. This is the history told in the emptying of the Alto Tajo.
Climate in Villar de Cobeta month by month
2015–2024 averages from Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis for an altitude of approx. 1,176 m. Useful for planning, not a substitute for live forecasts.
Location
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Location diagram. Detailed map with tracks and names loads on zoom.
Reference villages: Olmeda de Cobeta · Buenafuente del Sistal · Cobeta · Zaorejas.
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