The Best Trails in Autonomous Region of Madrid (Spain)

Cascacada El Purgatorio - El Purgatorio Waterfalls - Rafrascia - Madrid - Spain

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Distance

6.46mi

Elevation +

617f

TrailRank

93| 4.92

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Ruta muy conocida, muy concurrida los fines de semana sobre todo si hace buen tiempo. Es mejor elegir días lluviosos o entre semana para no caminar entre la multitud. De todos modos el valle es tan hermoso, vimos ciervos...

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Madrid por los parques (Alcorcón - Principe Pio)

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Distance

10.45mi

Elevation +

394f

TrailRank

77| 4.67

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Starting point is metro Joaquin Vilumbrales on line 10. It's in zone B1. The finish is at Principe Pio station in the centre. This hike follows the most beautiful parks in the southwest of Madrid. From the north of Al...

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La Barranca - La Maliciosa - La Bola del Mundo

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Koolloos

Distance

9.10mi

Elevation +

3593f

TrailRank

73| 5.0

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A nice circular route, with a nasty climb! The track starts at hotel "La Barranca" and in the first 45 minutes, till Fuente de la Campanilla, you can warm your muscles for the then following climb of about 2 km to Collad...

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Pedriza Anterior - Loop 19.11.2020

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Soophanne

Distance

9.90mi

Elevation +

2280f

TrailRank

72| 4.67

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I rated this route as difficult for the sections where you have to climb a bit using hands, not suitable for people with vertigo or afraid to climb. But absolutely fantastic route for the more adventurous hiker. The firs...

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La Pedriza Integral (PRM1)/ Manzanares El Real

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Rami Rachkidi

Distance

15.84mi

Elevation +

4659f

TrailRank

70| 4.67

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This is one of the most beautiful trails and one of the most difficult as well. The adventure is physically and technically demanding. The term “Hiking” is not really adequate. It is in fact a mix of hiking, climbing, ju...

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Cercedilla Blue Trail Madrid Spain

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Distance

6.49mi

Elevation +

2703f

TrailRank

69| 4.75

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Gran sendero de fácil acceso incluso en transporte público desde Madrid. El tren sale de Nuevos Ministerios Madrid cada hora y no se tarda mucho en llegar con el tren que con el coche. El aparcamiento es siempre un prob...

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Cercedilla Madrid Spain

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Distance

5.89mi

Elevation +

787f

TrailRank

66| 4.89

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El punto de partida era muy confuso para encontrar el lugar de estacionamiento es difícil como de costumbre alrededor de Madrid todo lugar disponible se toma ya. El comienzo de la ruta tampoco está marcado en absoluto. L...

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Cercedilla - Peña el Águila - Summit 2008m - Cerdedilla Madrid Spain

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Distance

10.35mi

Elevation +

4019f

TrailRank

65| 5.0

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Comienza en la estación de ferrocarril y no hay marcas en absoluto como de costumbre al principio :) más tarde sendero bastante bien marcado. No importa la dirección que elijas, este camino puede ser duro. Creo que elegí...

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Puente del Batan - Presa de Satillana - Rio Manzanares - Navallar

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Distance

5.02mi

Elevation +

194f

TrailRank

64| 4.33

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Beautiful walk at wet season, spring, winter especially beautiful. Snow caps on mountains, idyllic green fields, beautiful rock formations. Was not to crowd even at weekend, enough parking spots are available. Dam is fen...

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El Escorial - Puerta Malagon - Embalse de San Juan - El Escorial loop 20090815

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Lehoo

Distance

55.12mi

Elevation +

8615f

TrailRank

63

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Loop from El Escorial to Embalse de San Juan. 0,0km (at 922m)- El Escorial train station. Starting point of the loop is train station in Escorial, accessible from Madrid with local trains "cercanias", with very regul...

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Roundtrip Barranca-La Maliciosa-Bola del Mundo-Valley Río de Navacerrada 13 km

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Tjaart Molenkamp

Distance

7.98mi

Elevation +

3488f

TrailRank

61

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Beautiful roundtrip from the Barranca parking to the peaks of La Maliciosa (2227 meters) and La Bola del Mundo (2265 meters) and back. I did this hike on a day at the end of April on which there was still quite a lot of ...

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Embalse de Pedrezuela - Arroyo del Valle

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Distance

3.57mi

Elevation +

217f

TrailRank

61| 5.0

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Bonito sendero familiar que hicimos parcialmente al principio con el coche. En el punto de partida, la carretera se pone peor y se cierra pronto, así que aparcamos el coche allí. La caminata es fácil, no hay pendientes p...

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Puente del Grajal - Rio Manzanares - Madrid - Spain

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Distance

3.80mi

Elevation +

272f

TrailRank

60

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Parking is pretty easy if you do stop at first place, later will be difficult spots are very very limited. River is idyllic, the valley is so beautiful. Sadly new bridge is ruin the view around the old bridge. This bridg...

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Cerro Merino-Cascada del Purgatorio roundtrip 7 km

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Tjaart Molenkamp

Distance

4.10mi

Elevation +

1460f

TrailRank

60

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This roundtrip is challenging through a wild environment on tracks which are sometimes hard to discern, and require scrambling and orientation skills. The paths are on openstreetmap.org, but in the field hard to find and...

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Rascafría - beautiful walk to the waterfalls 'Cascadas del Purgatorio'

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Elsie Bee

Distance

9.54mi

Elevation +

791f

TrailRank

59

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This is a fantastic, easy walk (although 15 kms) on forest tracks and along a pretty river, with plenty of places to stop for a picnic near the waterfalls. I left Rascafria at 07:30 in the middle of June and it was sh...

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GR10 - Stage 35 El Cabrera- Bustarviejo

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erik&natasja

Distance

6.89mi

Elevation +

1276f

TrailRank

58

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10/5/18 A short stage after a day’s rest in El Cabrera. Natasja fell two days ago because of slippery stones and mud after the thunderstorms and finished the walk two days ago with pain on right hip, foot, knee and shoul...

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GR10 - Stage 34 Torremocha de Jarama - La Cabrera

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erik&natasja

Distance

11.72mi

Elevation +

1594f

TrailRank

58

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8/5/18 No way, no track This stage was meant to be an easy one. Late departure from Torremocha de Jarama. Nice country lanes to Torrelaguna with stunning backgrounds and terribly green fields all around us. We had to hu...

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Majadahonda - Snakes & Ladders, Pozuelo and Camels Back

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MattMcC

Distance

8.57mi

Elevation +

292f

TrailRank

54| 5.0

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14km circular route around the Monte del Pinar including what my daughter named the Snakes and Ladders section and what we have banned the Camels Back. Possible offshoots to Pozuelo and Casa de Campo, El Corte Inglés an...

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Buitrago del Lozoya - Rio Lozoya - Madrid - Spain

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Distance

2.54mi

Elevation +

174f

TrailRank

54| 4.33

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Beautiful and easy footpath trail. You can meet with some people but not crowd much even at weekend. Some group walkers are really loud and disturbing try to keep distance from then and enjoy this beautiful nature enviro...

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Chorrera de San Mames - Waterfalls - Cascade - Madrid - Spain

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Distance

1.49mi

Elevation +

328f

TrailRank

54

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Even at weekdays you can expect a few people, so at weekend crowd for sure :( Easy walk but the end there is many big stair steps, so go only if you knees are okay. I did log only the footpath if you come from San Mames ...

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Embalse de Navalmedio - Rio de Navalmedio - Cercedilla - Navacerrada - Madrid

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Distance

1.54mi

Elevation +

161f

TrailRank

52

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Incluso en un fin de semana ajetreado no había demasiada gente en el bosque, la mayoría de la gente toma de cualquier manera el camino forestal más grande. En la orilla del río, no encontramos casi nadie. Las plazas de a...

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GR-10 etapa 6: Cercedilla - Puerto de la Fuenfría - Peña del Águila - La Peñota - Alto del León

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nikenak

Distance

14.50mi

Elevation +

3885f

TrailRank

51

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(Description below is in English, waypoints are described in Spanish) This route is the sixth part of a 10-day hiking trip through the Madrid province, from East to West following GR-10. The trail starts at the stat...

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Cercedilla - Siete Picos - Puerto de Navacerrada - Loop 15.11.2020

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Soophanne

Distance

15.80mi

Elevation +

3701f

TrailRank

51

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Warning: I got sidetracked quite a few times! Don't follow my tracks exactly. Rating as very difficult for the steep parts both up and down, during the descent some challenging crossings as well as it being a pretty long...

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La Cuerda Larga 20110116

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Lehoo

Distance

20.03mi

Elevation +

5397f

TrailRank

50

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The number one classic route in Sierra Guadarrama - a must to do! (this week we have managed the whole distance :-D and the weather was perfect!!) Details of La Cuerda Larga: 09:20 Puerta de Navacerrada (1858m). St...

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Asturcon: Circular Pontón de la Oliva-Alpedrete-Carcavas (296)

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asturcon

Distance

9.03mi

Elevation +

1686f

TrailRank

50| 5.0

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10 Octubre 2015

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