Colmenar Viejo - Manzanares el Real

Sierra de Guadarrama national park

Back and forth walk, 14 km

Route: Colmenar Viejo - Manzanares el Real

Hike from Puente del Batán to Embalse de Santillana.

stage 1 - forth (7 km 094)

You walk from the medieval bridge Puente del Batán over the Colada de los Gallegos to the Fuente de la Reina. Then you walk along the Cordel de San Samburiel y Navalcollados to Embalse de Santillana. Along the way you will see el Yelmo and you will get a nice view of Manzanares el Real.

stage 2 - back (7 km 094)

You walk back the same way. In the distance you can see Madrid.

shape
return
length
14 km 186
location
Madrid, Spain
start
Puente del Batán, Carretera de Colmenar Viejo (M-607), Colmenar Viejo
turning point
Embasle de Santillana, Calle de la Paz, Manzanares el Real
path
path:100% 
elevation
rise: 279m / fall: -279m
lowest: 846m / highest: 1007m
 
Photo: Puente del Batán, Colmenar Viejo
Puente del Batán, Colmenar Viejo
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Points of interest

  • Molino del Batán
  • Puente del Batán, Colmenar Viejo
  • Embalse de Santillana, Manzanares el Real
  • Cabeza Illescas (1136m)
  • La Camorza Mayor (1213m)

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References

Source

We found this trail in publication ‘La Pedriza del Manzanares’ of Andrés Campos, Rafael Sanz, published by El Senderista in 2012.

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