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Senda Alto de los Leones a Cercedilla

Linear Trail · Castile Leon

500

XP

about 3 h 28 min walking

Strenuous
12.75 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.

Desde Alto de los Leones hasta Cercedilla

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1981 m

1563 m

1144 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

550 m

Drop

896 m

Highest

1924 m

Lowest

1163 m

Walking time

about 3 h 28 min

Which way round

Downhill: Easy first 1.4 km, climbs 21% for 1080 m midway, comes down 19% for 1050 m midway.

Uphill: Climbs 19% for 1050 m early on, comes down 21% for 1080 m midway.

Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.

Main descent: km 6.9–12.7, from 1919 m to 1163 m.

How the 12.7 km splits

Flat

1.0 km

Climbing

2.7 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

1.9 km

Descending

4.5 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.5 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

2.2 km

Link it with other walks

Senda GR 10 de la Peñota al Puerto de los Leones

Shares 6.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0

6.75 km

Calle Alta (sur)

Shares 2.2 km of path · meets at km 7.6

8.38 km

Senda La Calle Alta

Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 7.6

12.46 km

Senda Circular de Cercedilla

Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 9.7

18.51 km

Arcipreste de Hita

Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.3, 0.4

7.98 km

Senda Valle de la Fuenfría - GR 10

Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 6.1

7.37 km

Camino de los Tres Collados

Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 7.6, 7.8, 10.5

7.93 km

Camino de Campamentos

Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 9.7, 11.4

8.65 km

Ruta Verde Guadarrama - El Escorial

Shares 0.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.2, 0.4

32.23 km

Senda del Arcipreste de Hita

Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 1.2

15.34 km

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