Puerto de Cotos - El Pingarrón - Camino de Las Vueltas
Sierra de Guadarrama national park
Circular walk, 9 km
The walk starts at the Puerto de Cotos.
You walk through a park-like landscape to the Refugio El Pingarrón.
Then the path descends to the Arroyo de las Guarramillas. You cross the stream and then walk up to the Mirador Llano Alto, where you have beautiful views of the mountains.
The path descends again and ends at the Arroyo de las Cerradillas. The trail follows the stream for a while. Then you pass the Arroyo de las Guarramillas.
The path climbs to the M-604, which you cross.
The walk continues over the Verdera de las Vueltas to the Puerto de Cotos.
- shape
- loop
- length
- 9 km 89
- location
- Madrid, Spain
- start / arrival
- Puerto de Cotos/Calle Angostura, Rascafría
- path
- path:95% main road:5%
- elevation
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rise: 394m / fall: -394m
lowest: 1533m / highest: 1865m
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Points of interest
- Albergue Juvenil El Pingarron
- Toilets Puerto de Cotos
- Bola del Mundo (2265m)
- Cabeza de Hierro Menor (2376m)
- Cabeza de Hierro Mayor (2383m)
- El Altozano (1921m)
- Puerto de Cotos (1830m)
- Pena Los Quesos (2032m)
- Hermana Menor (2269m)
- Peña Citores (2181m)
- Hermana Mayor (2284m)
- Pico de Peñalara (2428m)
- Risco de Los Pájaros (2387m)
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