Senda por las Cabezas de Hierro

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Senda por las Cabezas de Hierro - PRM27

Linear Trail · Madrid

400

about 2 h 8 min walking

Strenuous

5.72 km

Linear

Graded from its length and climb.

Desde Puerto de Cotos hasta Cabezas de Hierro

2373 m

2067 m

1761 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

597 m

Drop

102 m

Highest

2331 m

Lowest

1775 m

Walking time

about 2 h 8 min

Which way round

Uphill: Easy first 1.9 km, climbs 26% for 1980 m midway, no steep descents.

Downhill: Easy first 3.8 km, no steep climbing, comes down 26% for 1980 m early on.

Shown as the climb. Turn it round for the descent.

Main climb: km 3.4–5.7, from 1821 m to 2331 m.

How the 5.7 km splits

Flat

0.7 km

Climbing

1.2 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.2 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

2.0 km

Descending

1.7 km

Link it with other walks

Puerto de Cotos

Starts here too · Shares 3.4 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.2, 3.0…

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De Los Cotos a El Paular - RV01

Starts here too · Shares 3.0 km of path · meets at km 0.0

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Circular Pingarrón, las Cerradillas y Camino de las Vueltas (RV 09)

Starts here too · Shares 2.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0

9.31 km

Pico Peñalara (RV 02)

Starts here too

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Laguna Grande de Peñalara - RV7

Starts here too

2.74 km

Laguna de Los Pájaros - RV8

Starts here too

5.58 km

Zona del Zabala

Starts here too

4.6 km

Circuito Peñalara

Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0

5.86 km

La Loma del Noruego

Crosses at km 0.0, 0.2

5.06 km

Cuerda Larga

Crosses at km 5.2

18.62 km