This district belongs to the municipality of Almodóvar del Campo (Ciudad Real). Between the end of the 19th century and the middle of the 20th, this population center served to house the workers of the silver mine that was 600 meters deep. At its peak, the Minas del Horcajo had 4,500 inhabitants. Today there is only a half-ruined church, remains of old facilities, and some rural and holiday houses that continue to serve.
The route that connects this small town with the town of Conquista is more than interesting, the first to appear when crossing the border with Andalusia, through the province of Los Pedroches, being one of the 17 towns in the Comarca de Los Pedroches, period pass of the Al-Ballut cycling route.
In the same way, this town is the protagonist of the Kilometer Zero route, on its journey from Madrid to Tarifa, connecting Castilla La Mancha with Andalusia.
Along the way, you cross a private farm, but the track is totally public, and its passage is allowed as announced by the signs. It is usual that the guards of this farm want to escort you, to make sure that you do not get lost or that you do not leave the marked path. They are generally friendly. But this time I found a car with 3 women inside who tried to dissuade me from cycling on the track by saying "You shouldn't go this way, blablabla...". It is probably a slogan of those who try to put gates to the field and bother those who visit the mountain. The estate in question is owned by the Duke of Westminster, perhaps that is where the suspicion comes from. Royalty and its royal things...
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