Rascafría: Puente del Perdón - Cascadas del Purgatorio

Walk from the Santa María del Paular monastery (1390) to the waterfalls in the Aguilón stream, which flows into the Lozoya river.

stage 1 - forth (6 km 217)

The hike starts on the Puente del Perdón, near the Monasterio de Santa María de El Paular. You first walk to the Presillas de Rascafría, a natural pool where you can swim. The walk then follows a wide sandy road, with a view of the Peñalara. The path continues up through a pine forest until you reach the Arroyo del Aguilón O Navahondilla. You cross the stream and follow the path along the stream up to the Cascadas del Purgatorio.

stage 2 - back (6 km 217)

You walk back the same way to the Puente del Perdón.

shape

return

length

12 km 433

location

Madrid, Spain

start

Finca Los Batanes/Monasterio de El Paular, M-604, Rascafría

turning point

Cascadas del Purgatorio

path

path:100% 

elevation

rise: 288m / fall: -288m
lowest: 1151m / highest: 1352m

 

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