Royal Cattle Track Pozo de la Serna

The Cañada Real Conquense, known in the Campo de Montiel region as the Vereda de los Serranos, crosses Pozo de la Serna and explains much of the town's historical identity. This is not an isolated monument, but a living path, a livestock and landscape corridor that allows us to understand how flocks, people, and goods moved across the high plateau. The very layout of the town, sprawling along this thoroughfare, helps us understand the relationship between settlement, roads, and the traditional use of the land.

This section forms part of a long-distance livestock trail that descends from the mountains of Cuenca, crosses La Mancha, and enters the Campo de Montiel before reaching the Sierra Morena. In this area, it connects places such as Alhambra, Pozo de la Serna, Torre de Juan Abad, and Castellar de Santiago, creating a route of great historical and ethnographic interest. The toponym Pozo de la Serna may be related to a water source located next to the trail, used as a watering place by transhumant livestock, while "serna" refers to a small plot of cultivated land.

The visit should be approached as a landscape experience. Walking along the drovers' road allows you to discover cultivated fields, open areas, small rural landmarks, and the simple structure of a village that grew up alongside the flow of traffic. It's an ideal resource for hiking and cycling, with special value because it connects natural heritage, livestock history, and historical settlement. In Pozo de la Serna, the Cañada Real Conquense is not only traveled: it's also interpreted as the axis that has organized the territory and daily life for centuries.