Senda circular de La Pedriza por la Sierra del Francés

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Loop Walk · Madrid

500

about 4 h 20 min walking

Strenuous

17.88 km

Loop

Graded from its length and climb.

Desde Manzanares el Real hasta Manzanares el Real

1340 m

1117 m

894 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

455 m

Drop

454 m

Highest

1303 m

Lowest

907 m

Walking time

about 4 h 20 min

Which way round

Clockwise: Easy first 1.9 km, climbs 15% for 350 m midway, comes down 16% for 750 m midway.

Anticlockwise: Easy first 2.8 km, climbs 16% for 750 m midway, comes down 15% for 350 m midway.

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

Main climb: km 5.1–9.0, from 1020 m to 1302 m.

How the 17.9 km splits

Flat

5.7 km

Climbing

4.8 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.7 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.6 km

Descending

5.0 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.3 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.8 km

Link it with other walks

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Challenges on this walk

Manzanares el Real: A Castle Built to Be Lived In

At km 17.8 · 193 m off the route · history

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