The Best Hiking Trails in Autonomous Region of Madrid (Spain)

2017-01-07 El Escorial - Abantos - Valle de Los Caidos - Guadarrama

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welcomebs

Distance

12.62mi

Elevation +

4331f

TrailRank

33

Start time: 01/07/2017 09:53Finish time: 01/07/2017 18:23Distance: 20.3 km (08:29)Moving time: 05:30Average speed: 2.39 km/hAvg. Speed Mov.: 3.68 km/hMax. speed: 40.74km/hMinimum altitude: 926 mMaximum altitude: 1750 mAs...

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Asturcon: Lineal Pto. Navafria - Pto. de Los Cotos (227)

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asturcon

Distance

18.46mi

Elevation +

4088f

TrailRank

33

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REALIZADA: 14 Sep 2013

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Canteras de Colmenar, desde Chinchón

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carlos_camina

Distance

7.21mi

Elevation +

279f

TrailRank

32

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(English below) ESP >>> Saliendo hacia el sur, explorando las canteras de Colmenar, y volviendo por el este cruzando la carretera de Belmonte, hasta coger la antigua vía de Perales para entrar de vuelta en Chinchon. Algú...

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Majavilan Calle Alta Poyales

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Mountain Storytrails

Distance

7.69mi

Elevation +

2375f

TrailRank

32

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A group of two families and four children, aged from 10 to 14. The return route is quite secret, only few people know it even though it has been mainteined recently. Spectacular views from where we call for lunch, the P...

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Hike with kids near El Escorial

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Zdaribq

Distance

3.23mi

Elevation +

358f

TrailRank

32

Hike near Madrid (About 50min from Madrid centro) Start: in front of Campo de golf de la Herreria (San Lorenzo del Escorial) DISTANCE: 5.10Km Time: 1hr 50min The beginning it’s the only challenging part of the jour...

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Old dam and haunted house

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Brogaktor

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Distance

3.87mi

Elevation +

636f

TrailRank

32

Easy family hike between Torreledones and Las Rozas. You can easily park on the street next to the trailhead, and then follow the narrow path up the valley (we took the right side to go there and came back on the other s...

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Cercedilla

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mvreeswijk

Distance

5.47mi

Elevation +

1270f

TrailRank

32

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Nice walk with some navigation / path / vegetation difficulties. Enough to be exciting especially spooky going onto an old mine. Short walk with plenty of water refill options.

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Morcuera-Pico-Najarra-6km-400m

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UnitedStatesian

Distance

3.94mi

Elevation +

1257f

TrailRank

31

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Morcuera.6km.400m Subida a Najarra Circular route with sun, snow and strong winds. An adventure indeed! Short but sweet. Ruta circular con sol, nieve y ventisca! Un aventura divertida!

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Río Cofio, Santa María de la Alameda

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Guillermo de la puente

Distance

9.06mi

Elevation +

1020f

TrailRank

31

Very nice path. Took us around 4h and a half stopping for eating lunch. Along the path, we saw lots of cows, vultures and a resin farm. At the beginning of the trail, when the sand path starts, there’s a nice bar called ...

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La gran cañada

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Conan1989

Distance

4.54mi

Elevation +

1352f

TrailRank

31

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A hike up through the pedriza climbing up to about 1300m and coming back down in a loop to the bus stop

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Venturada

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Don Kenney

Distance

6.05mi

Elevation +

531f

TrailRank

31

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Very rough bush bashing at times. I would recommend not following this one but try one of the other routes

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1st day of no state of alarm! Valdemanco

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Howard Brown Trumpet

Distance

3.64mi

Elevation +

636f

TrailRank

30

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An easy way up to the mountain pass though we didn’t make it to the final peak as it was raining. Plus morale was low with an 8 year old trail buddy.

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El Yelmo from Cantocochino

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patryk.wancerz

Distance

2.18mi

Elevation +

2188f

TrailRank

30

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Hiked mid-June 2018, Saturday. Recommend to start early morning (around 8AM) as parking quickly gets full and closed. Note that final part is very narrow (40-50 cm) and requires small climb (The Chimney). This route u...

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Cuerda Larga 1/2 (desde Navahondilla) 20110109

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Lehoo

Distance

8.41mi

Elevation +

2208f

TrailRank

30

The classic route of Sierra Guadarrama from Puerta de la Morcuera towards Bola del Mundo and Puerta de Navacerrada. We have planned to start from Morcuera, reach Cabeza de Hierro Mayor and come back, but unfortunately w...

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San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid.

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David Howells

Distance

4.24mi

Elevation +

128f

TrailRank

30

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This was a beautiful walk around the stunning Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. This is a Royal Palace and Monastery and is simply magnificent inside and out. Photos are not permitted inside sadly. It consists of...

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Royal Palace of Madrid Walk, Madrid.

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David Howells

Distance

6.57mi

Elevation +

210f

TrailRank

30

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Royal Palace of Madrid Madrid's Royal Palace is a historic and architectural wonder that should top your Madrid to do list. This vast estate is the largest palace in Europe and it's been standing for nearly three cent...

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Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Museum walk, Madrid.

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David Howells

Distance

4.39mi

Elevation +

128f

TrailRank

30

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Simply an outstanding world class modern art museum with a wide variety of artwork on display. Many have concentrated on the museum content so I will concentrate on the museum. The staff and set up of this museum is hig...

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Prado Museum Walk, Madrid, Spain.

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David Howells

Distance

5.11mi

Elevation +

213f

TrailRank

30

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A walk to the Prado museum and back through Retiro Park. A bit of a UNESCO WHS hike really. Well everybody has said what needs to be said about the Prado. Suffice to say if Carlsberg made museums they would call it th...

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Navacerrada Pass Pesquerías to Valsaín

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Mountain Storytrails

Distance

8.77mi

Elevation +

1365f

TrailRank

30

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This historic route gets you throughout two of the most famous tracks: the first named Camino Viejo de Segovia used during the Middle Ages to connect Rascafría and El Paular for commercial propouses with The prosperous t...

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Cercedilla - Puerto de Fuenfrias - Pico Majalasna

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Ignacio Cru

Distance

12.22mi

Elevation +

2493f

TrailRank

30

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Hike from Cercedilla to Puerto de Fuenfrias and Pico de Majalasna. The first 45 minutes from Cercedilla follow beside the road but all the rest continues up through the forest. Very beautiful views from Sierra de Guadar...

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Guadalix: waterfalls and hiking to reservoir El Mesto

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Javier Caballero Barrios

Distance

9.64mi

Elevation +

1568f

TrailRank

30

This hiking starts on San Agustín del Guadalix, on the bus stop coming from Madrid. It continues to the north, up hill, through a very easy path called "Camino de Moncalvillo" until a few meters before reaching the first...

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Plaza de Castilla - El Goloso

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popqqfreescot

Distance

9.82mi

Elevation +

761f

TrailRank

30

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Out of Madrid from the Plaza de Castilla. After leaving the city it is a pleasant walk over fields and pastures, leading back to the motorway. Before the railwayline there is a choice of camino A or B. I chose the one to...

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Asturcon: Circular S. Agustin de Guadalix- Rio Jarama (334)

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asturcon

Distance

11.17mi

Elevation +

886f

TrailRank

29

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REALIZADA: 18 Febrero 2017

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El Molar - San Agustín del Guadalix

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Sambo Mc

Distance

9.18mi

Elevation +

528f

TrailRank

29

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Took a wrong turn towards town near the end there but a nicer, longer version of the previous one in reverse.

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