Cueva del Agua, Santuario de Tiscar and La Pedriza

A “touristy” walk taking in the delights of the Cueva del Aqua, the monastery and the castle before walking up a valley to reach the summit of La Pedriza and an easy return along a track and road.

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The grade of this walk is MS/B, which means
MS – Moderately Strenuous: Up to 600 metres ascent and/or no more than 15 km in length with some rough going taken at a reasonable pace.
B – Less than half the route on rough ground

Nearest town	Tiscar
Directions to start	From the A92N motorway which runs between Puerto Lumbreras and Granada take the A315 going N to just beyond Pozo Alcon and look out for a more minor road – A6206 – going towards Quesada and Tiscar. Follow this to the parking on the main road just below the Monasterio.
Start point (Lat/Long)	37.768598, -3.023337 Click here to view in Google Maps (in a new browser tab)
Length (km)	9.20
Ascent (metres)	460
Walking time (hours)	2.75
Total time (hours)	4.5
Recommendations or Restrictions	None