We depart from Marchena along the road leading to Fuentes de Andalucía (Fountains of Andalusia). We turn off to the right, passing next to a large silo for storing grain, and then continue straight along an earth trail, which was once a railway track but has been dismantled (although some sleepers still remain along certain stretches).
The rail ascends evenly through Pago Haza de las Viñas, among chickpea plants, sunflowers and, on the crest of the hillock, olive trees. We reach the top of the smooth hillock and make out the silhouette of Fuentes de Andalucia over the horizon. We begin to descend towards a big plain with a rich vegetation of sunflowers, wheat and cotton.
When we reach the bed of the Corbones river we will ford it using a bridge of the old railway route. Along some stretches we are accompanied on both sides by reed beds. In the distance, we observe the presence of small cortijos like Valjimero, Rancho, Luna de Vargas... some of which are flanked by exotic palm trees.
We reach Arroyo (stream) de la Raspa which we cross using another useful railway bridge. The trail begins to ascend smoothly while the plain begins to get closed in between Loma (hillock) de Mostazar and Cerro (hill) Picoso.
When we see the outline of the churches of Fuente de Andalucía from a hillock, we reach a bridge in ruins which once we crossed the stream called Arroyo de la Fuente de la Reina. We wade across the stream and go up, following the route of the train through the area known as Los Cerillos.
A couple of Acacias next to the remains of an old wayside station give a dissonant note to the infinite hilly terrain.
Upon reaching Fuentes de Andalucía's cemetery, we switch to a tarmac road, sheltered by a long row of beautiful trees which takes us to the outskirts of the village. Going through Fuentes de Andalucía, we ascend Calle San Fernando and take a right turn up Calle la Lentejuela towards the drinkable water fountains of this village. Once we pass next to these, the road begins to descend. Parallel to the road are electrical pylons.
We arrive at the stream called Madre de Fuentes. Normally it is possible to cross the riverbed to reach the other side of the stream. However, on occasions, it is impossible to cross due to the mud and water. In this case, we will have to make a detour to the left, and cross over a small cement bridge, then continue our way always guided by the pylons (This detour is about one km long).
The track begins to ascend a hillock, which, on reaching the top, takes us past Cortijo (farmhouse) de Crespillo and the Casilla de Crespillo warehouses where there are panoramic views of many places. At km. 26, the track leads us to a cortijo called Ventas del Palmar, so large that it even has a chapel. On this stretch, the track is like the teeth of a saw, continuously going up and down, but always smoothly. The pylons accompany us all the way until we reach a junction on a hillock. We will continue straight ahead.
Soon after, we reach a large plain of irrigated lands. On either side of the track, we pass many cortijos, such as Molino del Rejón del Cuervo, Cortijo de la Cueva, Cortijo de la Venta del Hierro, Casilla de las Pitas, and Cortijo del Valle. We then reach a crossing of paths and electricity lines. We continue straight ahead amongst sunflowers and olive trees. The electricity lines accompany us along the track until we enter the Las Caleras district surrounded by the crops of this "land of calm".
We leave behind the pylons that have accompanied us since Fuentes de Andalucía, and take a left turn towards Finca - Lagar de San Pablo, where we find Yeguada (stud farm) de Cardenas (a place situated for the breeding of Andalusian horses). Once we have passed this finca (country estate), we join the service road of the motorway and continue to the left.
After crossing the Industrial Estate, we enter the town of Ecija via Calle Boabdil. We will leave the town on the A-338, which takes us towards Herrera. At about 3.3 km from the beginning of this road, passing the Cortijo Santo Tomás del Valle and crossing the stream Arroyo de Benavides, we leave the road taking a right turn along an earth lane.
Our path is traversed by the La Lentejuela - El Rubio road which we will cross, going down an earth trail. During the next 4 km we will pass Rancho de Las Rozas and the ruins of Cortijo de la Boticaria, until we reach the wide and smooth whitish coloured path next to Cortijo del Terrocillo. We take this path to the right, entering an area known as Chaparral (Dwarf oak) can be seen next to the tributaries of the stream, Arroyo de las Mozas. When we reach km. 76, we leave this path and take a left turn along an earth trail. At this crossing, and following the path, we are able to see the ruins of Casilla de Sarriá in front of us.
The path takes us to a large Cortijo Hacienda de Santa Cruz. The wrought iron cross (cruz) which gives the place its name is mounted on a cylindrical stone pillar.
Once we pass the surroundings of Cortijo Romera and Cortijo de las Cabezuelas, we reach the top of the hillock. From here it is possible to make out the outskirts of Osuna, at the foot of Loma de Las Canteras. When we reach the outskirts of this town, we will see (on our left) a limestone quarry with a fountain and drinking trough for livestock. From here we join the C-340 road (El Rubio Osuna) to enter the town through the Arco de la Pastora (Shepherd-girl's arch).
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