Riaza - Ermita de San Benito

Circular walk, 11 km

Route: Riaza - Ermita de San Benito

The walk starts on the south side of Riaza.

stage 1 - Riaza - Ermita de San Benito (5 km 451)

You walk along a wide path through an oak forest until the landscape becomes more open. You then walk across meadows with trees and you have a view of the mountains.

The path goes to the Ermita de San Benito. There is a meadow with picnic tables.

stage 2 - Ermita de San Benito - Riaza (5 km 873)

From the Ermita the walk goes to the Arroyo de San Benito. The path goes through an oak forest until the exit for Riofrío de Riaza. You don’t take that exit, you continue walking towards Riaza.

You return to Riaza via the Camino San Benito.

shape
loop
length
11 km 323
location
Castile and León, Spain
start / arrival
Av. del Dr. Antonio García Tapia, Riaza
path
path:96%  track:3%  main road:1% 
elevation
rise: 269m / fall: -269m
lowest: 1209m / highest: 1422m
 
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Points of interest

  • Ermita de San Benito
  • Las Peñuelas (2215m)
  • Cerro del Aventadero (2006m)
  • Calamorro de San Benito (1872m)

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References

Source

We found this trail in publication ‘Caminos naturales por Riaza y alrededores’, published by Ayuntamiento de Riaza in 2019.

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