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Day Eleven Cue Sheet
Retortillo de Soria- Sigüenza(54.5 km)
Though most of Castilla-La Mancha’s
Ruta del Quijote
is located south of Madrid, there is one section in northernGuadalajara, near Sigüenza, which has some delightfully historic villages, some inhabited, some not. Once overthe Sierra Pela at the beginning of the day, it’s almost all downhill straight to Sigüenza. If you’re on a road bike, theroute is even more direct: just stay on the CM101, go though Imón, and take the highway straight to Sigüenza.
KmYou need to….
0.0Exit Retortillo by taking Camino de la Fábrica from Plaza Mayor to SO162 (Ctra Burgo-Miedes)
2.6SO162 climbs to the border with Castilla-La Mancha.
2.9Fast downhill begins – careful with those hairpin turns!
8.0MIEDES DE ATIENZA – Follow c/ Huertas through town.
13.0Turnoff to ALPEDROCHES (fountain, no services)
16.7Intersection with CM110. Turn LEFT to get to Atienza.
19.9Turnoff to Atienza (all services.) Continue on CM110 if you don’t want to stop.
24.7Junction with CM101 regional road. Keep travelling south.
26.7Turn LEFT onto CM101 (following signs for Imón and Sigüenza)
32.5If you’re not riding a road bike (or don’t want to stop in Imón), turn RIGHT on GU130.
34.9Turn RIGHT and follow road to SANTAMERA (water, accommodation on Fridays/Saturdays)
36.35To leave Santamera, follow street back out to bridge but don’t cross the bridge. Stay on path thathugs hill (to the right.)
37.4Go right at first fork and if you don’t want to go up to OLMEDA DE JADRAQUE (water, noservices), go LEFT at second fork.
40T-intersection; turn RIGHT and 50 m later, turn LEFT.
KmYou need to….
41.6T-intersection at salt flats; turn LEFT and if you don’t want to go up the hill to visit BUJALCAYADO(pop. 2 – no kidding), turn RIGHT 150 m later and follow Ruta de Quijote to Palazuelos.
46.2Go through old wall of PALAZUELOS and follow c/ del Sotelo through to the other end of town(the San Roque Gate) and follow the Ruta de Quijote down to the CM101.
47.8Cross CM101 by the restaurant/casa rural and follow the Ruta uphill.
50.7Path goes by a recycling plant (on your left); the path from here to Sigüenza is paved.
53After going downhill (watch for people on horseback), path bends to the right at a fountain andruns parallel to the train line.
54Take LEFT-hand at fork and turn LEFT again at CM101 to get into Sigüenza.
54.3Cross railroad line and follow street as it goes to the right
54.5FINISH: Sigüenza train station
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