Mota del Cuervo is in an agricultural meadow at the foot of the Balcón de la Mancha, the hill where seven windmills stand that served as inspiration for Miguel de Cervantes to place some of Don Quixote's pranks. In the place the “bread of Mota” is renowned and in the region the pottery tradition of the town has been famous, made mainly by women, the singers of Mota, the “mages of clay” were known throughout La Mancha. The route crosses the center of the town along Calle Mayor, the Market Square and other streets with stately mansions from the 15th and 16th centuries, taking the Camino de Santiago de Levante on the outskirts near the border with the province of Toledo. In El Toboso you could not miss a monument of Don Quixote and Dulcinea, in a "couple" style, there is also a House Museum dedicated to the muse of the greatest and most adventurous knight-errant of all time. The Toledo town has stately buildings, monuments, shields, Castilian portals on the facades and a good restaurant on the outskirts to recharge your batteries before the final stretch.
In Quintanar de la Orden, the section of the Trenillo Greenway begins as a Natural Trail, a 30-kilometer cycling tour that is slightly favorable to end a peaceful gravel bikepacking trip of a couple of days in La Mancha Húmeda. The surface is great for gravel, there is a cut in the route to save the AP-36, going around an overpass, and the crossing of La Puebla de Almoradiel is entertaining. The path enters through the Paseo de los Enamorados and follows the old railway track through the urban complex and in some sections there are recreational parks or leisure spaces, making it necessary to adapt pedaling to the urban rhythm until the track exits again to the plain. peasant, passes the Cigüela River and begins a long stretch to La Villa de Don Fadrique, where the same thing happens, there are parks with swings, groves and projections marking different pedestrian spaces in the route of the road and it is advisable to drive with caution. And without complications or great efforts, the Trenillo ends at the Villacañas station, you have to cross the train tracks again through the pedestrian crossing from the previous day and the end of a surprising and deceiving tourist cycle trip.
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