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Senda de Zarzalejo al embalse de San Juan

Loop Walk · Madrid

1,500

XP

a 3-day route

Strenuous
59.64 km
Loop
Graded from its length and climb.

Desde Municipio de Zarzalejo. Plaza de la Constitución junto a la carretera M-533 (frente el Ayuntamiento) hasta Municipio de Zarzalejo. Plaza de la Constitución junto a la carretera M-533 (frente el Ayuntamiento)

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1151 m

831 m

511 m

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

1182 m

Drop

1182 m

Highest

1107 m

Lowest

526 m

Walking time

about 13 h 53 min

A 3-day route, walked in stages. 1,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.

Which way round

Clockwise: Easy first 3.1 km, climbs 14% for 320 m near the end, comes down 14% for 370 m midway.

Anticlockwise: Easy first 3.1 km, climbs 14% for 370 m midway, comes down 14% for 320 m early on.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

Main descent: km 13.1–15.5, from 1023 m to 837 m.

How the 59.6 km splits

Flat

26.7 km

Climbing

15.5 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

1.0 km

Descending

15.4 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.7 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.3 km

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Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 20.3

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Crosses at km 24.2

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