Calderones Path

Calderones Path

A picturesque route featuring historic wells, old mills and olive groves, ideal for exploring farmhouses and enjoying the Mediterranean and riverside vegetat...
Also known as the Calderón track, this path linked the Camino de los Metedores track with the old Camino de Castro del Río track, ending at an old cattle trough, where there was a large grove of poplars and eucalyptus trees, known as the Pradera del Pozo (Luque and Pestana, 2003). This terminus, just a few metres from the end point of this route, was once home to several wells, some of which still exist today, the largest and oldest of them all being the Pozo de la Cruz, which also gives its name to a path that starts from this point and, heading towards the Fuente del Buen Año, is included in the route to the Ermita de la Esperanza... The name of this livestock track, known both as the Vereda de Calderón and the Vereda de los Calderones, derives from the presence of the Molinos de Calderón, of which only a few remains are left, and which harnessed the water of the Marchenilla stream, also present on the route and which we will have to cross on several occasions. Before joining this track, this route starts from the Camino de los Metedores track and continues along the Camino de Montilla path. Precisely at the junction with the latter lies the Ventorrillo de San José or Ventorrillo del Bardao, which dates from the 1930s. In short, this is an interesting route linked to the Ermita de la Esperanza trail and connecting with the Camino de los Metedores route, allowing us to visit some of the area’s most significant farmhouses, such as the Los Morales farmhouse with its threshing floor and old agricultural machinery adorning its entrance, as well as taking us through beautiful olive groves dotted with relict holm oak woodland and Mediterranean scrub, or the Marchenilla stream with its riparian vegetation, which ensures the water flows in its channel for much of the year.