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Senda La Calle Alta

Loop Walk · Madrid

500

XP

about 3 h 22 min walking

Strenuous
12.46 km
Loop
Graded from its length and climb.

Desde Centro "Valle de la Fuenfría" hasta Centro "Valle de la Fuenfría"

0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km

1815 m

1551 m

1287 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

524 m

Drop

521 m

Highest

1779 m

Lowest

1299 m

Walking time

about 3 h 22 min

Which way round

Anticlockwise: Climbs 18% for 1550 m early on, comes down 23% for 600 m near the end.

Clockwise: Climbs 23% for 600 m early on, comes down 18% for 1550 m near the end.

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

Main climb: km 0.0–4.1, from 1301 m to 1771 m.

How the 12.4 km splits

Flat

2.3 km

Climbing

2.8 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.5 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

1.5 km

Descending

3.9 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.4 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

1.1 km

Link it with other walks

Calle Alta (norte)

Starts here too · Shares 6.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.4, 11.6

9.4 km

Calle Alta (sur)

Starts here too · Shares 6.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.3, 6.5…

8.38 km

Senda Circular de Cercedilla

Shares 3.9 km of path · meets at km 0.7, 9.1

18.51 km

Puerto de la Fuenfría en bicicleta

Shares 3.7 km of path · meets at km 3.5, 7.2

16.28 km

Camino de los Tres Collados

Shares 3.7 km of path · meets at km 3.5, 7.2

7.93 km

Valle de Fuenfria

Shares 3.1 km of path · meets at km 3.5

12.65 km

Senda Alto de los Leones a Cercedilla

Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 7.0

12.75 km

Camino de Campamentos

Shares 1.8 km of path · meets at km 9.1

8.65 km

Senda Puricelli

Shares 1.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 10.8

4.18 km

Camino del Agua

Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0, 11.9

5.88 km

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