# Sunday in Cazorla: a 4x4 through the reserve zone, an olive oil menu and La Yedra castle A half-day by off-road vehicle along tracks closed to private cars, a signature lunch with Jaén oil and La Yedra castle as evening falls. An hour and a half from Jaén. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-de-cazorla/itineraries/4x4-through-the-reserve-and-yedra · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 07:30 · Salida: 1 h 30 by car (from Jaén via Úbeda and Peal de Becerro, 1 h 30) - 09:00 · 4x4 Route Through the Reserve Zone with TurisNat (TurisNat · half day from €39 · pick-up place and time when booking) · TurisNat, From €39 per person - 6 min on foot - 14:00 · Casa Alfonso X Restaurant & Bistro (Degusta Jaén menu, €47 without drinks · open on Sundays · booking) · Casa Alfonso X Restaurant & Bistro, €€€€ - 6 min on foot - 16:15 · Castillo de la Yedra and the Museum of Popular Arts and Customs (On Sundays it opens until 17:00 · climb on foot from Santa María) - 3 min on foot - 17:15 · Santa María Ruins and the Cerezuelo River Vault (17:00 or 18:15 sitting) · TurisNat, From €20 per person - 18:30 · Vuelta (In Jaén around 20:00) Most of the Cazorla natural park is closed to private cars. This Sunday you enter it with a guide, in an off-road vehicle, to watch deer and vultures through a telescope; you eat a menu that tours the province with olive oil and climb La Yedra castle when the light drops over the village. There is no need to walk: it suits grandparents and children from age four. From Jaén, an hour and a half. ## The day, hour by hour 7:30 · Set off. From Jaén, take the A-316 to Úbeda and the A-315 and A-319 via Peal de Becerro to Cazorla. From Granada, leave half an hour earlier. 9:00 · 4x4 route with TurisNat. Book beforehand by phone (953 72 13 51) or WhatsApp: when they confirm, they tell you where and at what time they will pick you up. Choose among their half-day routes. Route 5 goes up the Borosa valley towards the Cerrada de Elías; route 1, at €42, reaches the Valdeazores and Aguas Negras lagoons, settings of El hombre y la tierra; route 4 passes the Cerrada del Utrero and the source of the Guadalquivir and returns past the vultures of El Chorro. Almost all cost €39 in 2026, and €20 for children aged 4 to 12. They last between four and five hours, with stops to stretch your legs. Bring the child's seat or booster. 14:00 · Lunch at Casa Alfonso X. On Plaza Consuelo Mendieta, next to the Corredera. The Degusta Jaén menu, at €47 without drinks, goes from pipirrana and a tasting of local oils to Cazorla talarines with rabbit, shepherd's trout and Segureño lamb. Open on Sundays at midday and closed on Wednesdays. Book. 16:15 · La Yedra castle. Walk up from Plaza de Santa María, about ten minutes uphill. On Sundays the museum opens until 17:00: the keep with its Gothic hall and the Flemish tapestries, and the Cazorla kitchen set up with all its furnishings. From the top you see the whole village. 17:15 · The vault of the Cerezuelo river. Go down to the ruins of Santa María and enter the river tunnel on the 17:00 or the 18:15 slot. Ask for it at the tourist office, in the ruins themselves. 18:30 · Head home. In Jaén around eight. ## If you want to spend less Swap the menu for the Mesón Leandro, open every day at midday, with grilled game. The day then comes to about €70 per person. ## Cómo llegar ### By car From Jaén, an hour and a half. From Granada, about two hours on the A-44 and the A-401. From Córdoba, a little over two hours on the A-4 and the N-322. The 4x4 picks you up in Cazorla or at your accommodation. ### Without a car ALSA links Jaén and Granada with Cazorla bus station, but there are few buses on Sundays: check that the first one arrives before the 4x4 pick-up. ## Consejos ### Book the 4x4 in good time in October It is the month of the deer rut and of highest demand. ### Bring binoculars if you have them The vehicles carry a pair and a telescope, but they are shared. ### There are no bars on the tracks Bring water and something to nibble for the morning. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How much does the 4x4 route in Cazorla cost? From €39 per person for a half day with TurisNat, in 2026; €20 for children aged 4 to 12. ### Do I need to book? Yes, always the 4x4. Lunch at Casa Alfonso X, too. ### Is La Yedra castle open on Sunday afternoons? It opens on Sundays from 10:00 to 17:00. Arrive before 16:30. ### Is the 4x4 cancelled if it rains? No. The routes run anyway in rain, fog or snow.