STAGE: Encinas Reales - Lucena

At the Town Hall, on the Malaga-Cordoba road, turn left into Camino Viejo de Lucena. At the end of the street you will see the first arrows.
After a short climb, the road descends to the motorway, which we cross at a subway, 200 m to the right.

We turn left to undo the 200 m we have walked on the other side to rejoin the Lucena path which descends, in the same direction as before, to the River Anzur.
After fording it, the path continues uphill for 2.5 km, leaving the river on our left.

When we reach the junction with the road from Jauja to Lucena (CP-205) we turn sharply right and after about 8 km, we cross under the motorway to enter an industrial estate on the outskirts of the town.

Follow the arrows until you reach the N-331 road and after 2 km, continue along the Ronda del Valle, and Carretera de la Estación, where the Albergue Municipal is located.