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The activity starts from the parking of the port of the Morcuera, that after continue a little down the road, We find a track closed to traffic land a barrier to our left, where we divert. Without abandoning this path, we will go up quite comfortably, until we reach the hill of the Najarra with 1 hour and 15 minutes from the start. Here we turn left and, along the crags, We follow the road to climb to the small refuge Najarra, which it is about fifteen minutes from the hill. It is a small building from which we have a nice view to reaching Maliciosa. The road continues along the ridge of the mountain until we reached a plateau where we find the geodesic, stones placed above. Fifteen minutes from the shelter. From here we have a good view of the dam of Manzanares el Real, peñalara, the area of ​​the port of the Morcuera and some crags that are right and slightly below our position, in which some maps show as the former site of the geodesic. To return to the port, We can do this the same way we brought, or directly from the apex down the path that descends the slope, with a wire fence, towards the port to which arrived after 50 minutes from the top.

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A curiosity: Did you know that Felipe II oversaw the works of the Escorial Monastery from a rock Forest Blacksmithing? We propose a route to visit this royal chair in the Sierra de Madrid. A tour that allows you to enjoy nature between oak and chestnut trees with superb views.

The activity will start in the recreation area the Blacksmithing. A few meters will discover the hermitage unique and lustrous source. Later we proceed to rise with an increase of 30 minutes the little hill that separates us from the spectacular Chair Felipe Segundo. A mandatory stop on it will be necessary to observe the wonderful views offered us all El Escorial Monastery and its magnificent. We will continue the march to enter into the immensity of the forest to discover the untamed Cave of the Bear and the Ivy Corner and followed Fuente de la Reina, some characteristic places that add magic and excitement this striking route. And declining skirt the small reservoir to get back, snaking between oaks and beeches to the starting point.

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To start the route we have to get to the Casa Julián restaurant from the parking lot where you have left the car. Just before the restaurant, turn right, where you will see a large stone with the sign "El Yelmo", with arrow pointing to the left; and to follow the white and yellow marks.

The terrain is rocky, very typical of the Pedriza: sometimes you are going up as if they were some steps comfortable, and others, to do a little more effort to get to the next piedra.Una Once at the base platform and imposing helmet, It is seen from there very clearly the immensity of her face south. Bordering on its east side reach the northern fissure after a few climbs simple to put us into the beautiful and expected top. Amazing views over the Sierra de Guadarrama immortalized forever in our memory. Throughout all the way find a wide variety of different rock formations capricious beauty that immerses us in a world apart.

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A route to enjoy the many attractions of Mount Abantos or as he was known under Philip II the "good mount of the bear".

The point of departure and arrival of this circular route we have on the esplanade next to the reservoir of El Romeral. If we go by car we can leave it there comfortably parked. On our journey around the valley carved by the Arroyo del Romeral and the coolness of this valley even on summer days, we will find interesting stands of beech trees, resineros pines and the beginning of the route, pathways pringosas, in addition to other tree spices that server, lego botanically, It has difficulty distinguishing as firs and larches.

When we have done a third of our route we find the Cross Rubens, which recalls the passage of the Flemish painter known for this place. The great views from the Cross Rubens are a foretaste of even better we have from the Pico Abantos, just two kilometers distant and quite possibly where we are fortunate enough to enjoy the flight of the kings of Abantos: the griffon vulture.

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This circular hiking path leads to the top of the Peñalara, their 2.428 m. above sea level making it the highest mountain in the Sierra de Guadarrama.

We started in the parking lot of the Port of Preserves north, towards the Club Alpino. Behind this hostel comes a path marked out with yellow spots in the pines. Following this path, some 300 meter drop, It will stand on the hill that is formed between Peña Citores and Dos Hermanas. We will approach Peña Citores to take advantage of this natural balcony from where an amazing view of the head of the Valley of the Eresma River seen, We observe summits such as the Seven Peaks, Wheat Heap, Dead Woman and more to the north Atalaya. Back to the hill to continue climbing the hill of Dos Hermanas, on a treeless and a gentler slope. We descend slightly to the hill and from here we face the last ramps until we reach the top of Peñalara, the highest peak in the Sierra de Guadarrama with 2.428 meters above sea level. From this summit we have excellent panoramic views highlighting the Castilian plateau that stretches north and if we are lucky and clear day you can see to the S.O the distant Sierra de Gredos.

We pass Cinco Lagunas, where the path becomes more evident. Ascend to the large moraine from where you see the Laguna Grande de Peñalara. We can descend directly into the lagoon or follow the moraine up the creek drain, we cross to continue along the path that descends along the hillside to the Port of Cotos or El Paular.

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High of Guarramillas, located 2.258 m of altitude, It is one of the peaks of the Sierra de Guadarrama most popular and easy to complete of all the peaks that make up.
Their antennae old television and radio, Protected by white and red rockets, They stand out in the distance and make it unmistakable. Because these facilities this place is known as the Ball of the World.

This peak gives the starting signal, the westernmost tip, tailpiece known to Long String. further, in her skirt west are the slopes of the Puerto de Navacerrada. Although we have done the route in winter, It is also highly recommended for this time of the year.

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Schmido Camino El Camino Schmidt is a mountain path that runs between the Port of Navacerrada and Fuenfría Valley. Its official name as a path marked out of Small Route PR-M is / SG-5. The first section runs along the northern slope of the mountain range Seven Peaks, at the boundary between the Community of Madrid and the province of Segovia (Spain), then passing to the south, in the Valley of the Fuenfría in the municipality of Cercedilla (Madrid).

This is a classic mountain climbing route of the Sierra de Guadarrama conducted under the pine forests of Valsaín Valley, on the north side, and Cercedilla, in the on, which make up one of the best preserved forest stands of Scots pine in the Central System. It is well marked with circular yellow markings on rocks and tree trunks. Its difficulty is low and preferably recommended in autumn, spring and summer, It is necessary only basic equipment for its realization in those times, while in winter it tends to be snowy.

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We begin this route, like many others, in the parking lot of the Port of Navacerrada. We walked up the street leading to the cabin chairlift of the World Ball and we turn right, after passing through the Red Cross and the Civil Guard barracks, to continue along the path of other known routes, which it is the path of the Pleiades, by which we will upload the track to link up with concrete, and without leaving, We will reach the building repeater TV, which border by the right and find the geodesic, after traveling an hour 3,5kms. We continue along the building, to find a path that descends to the right to pass near the ruins of an ancient shelter. This road leads downhill to the pass of the Piornal (5 km in half an hour from the start) where we see a pluviometer, near which we pass to start an ascent by a stone quarry in about half an hour we will achieve the top of the Maliciosa. From here we have a magnificent view of much of the Madrid mountains: We see the swamp and the town of Navacerrada, we looked at the area of ​​the Barranca, from where we will go another time, we can see the dam of Manzanares el Real and the people, Helm and Tolmo of Pedriza, and even on a clear day our sight can reach Madrid. The best is to come up with a good map to locate everything that reach to see. The way back we will do the same which has served us to get here. Alternatively we can use all the concrete track, rather than divert to the path of the Pleiades. In any case, It is a route that has the maximum difficulty to the beginning when we bridge the gap of about 400 meters between the port of Navacerrada and trig of the Ball of the World.

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Undoubtedly one of the greatest and classic mountaineering tours the impressive Sierra de Guadarrama.
Leaving the parking lot of the Port of Maorcuera (1.796 m) immediately we find an access barrier to a forest track next to a sign that announces the Paular valley.

Once at the Col de la Najarra, from which the views are spectacular both from the Valley of the Paular and Madrid, we must continue westwards tailpiece that will taking us from peak to peak to Puerto de Navacerrada.
The second summit is the Loma de Bailanderos (2.133 m) from which the views are also really spectacular both Pedriza as the Valley of the Paular and the massif of Peñalara. The third of the summits is amazed (2.242 m), It acts as a point of union between the mountain range that rises from the south from La Pedriza and the Long Cord. During the next tranche of a 3 km, in the so-called Collado of Zorras, the gap is softened after the rise to the first three summits. The fourth of the mountains is the Loma de Pandasco (2244 m), the profile of this summit is very remarkable for what goes quite unnoticed.
After the Loma de la Peña Pandasco reach Vaqueros, midpoint of the route and almost obligatory stopping place before tackling the climb harder gait, as our next peak is Cabeza de Hierro Mayor.

The fifth and sixth summit will iron heads, first Mayor (2382 m), the highest of all those who make up this tailpiece and then Menor (2370 m). In winter these two summit remain virtually snow from December to April, but if not snowfalls are a real scree that have a crumb up (you can surround her face south). After the descent Ironhead Fort Minor to the hill of Valdemartín we approach the seventh and penultimate summits, the height of Valdemartín (2280 m) on its north side you find the tracks of the station Valdesquí. After another strong decline arrived at the hill of Guarramillas we finally reached the last of the promotion of the entire route, the climb to the eighth summit, the Ball of the World (2.265 m). It's not a particularly long and hard climb, but if we can make expensive after more than 15 broken leg kilometers accumulated we carry.

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