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Zona del Zabala

Linear Trail · Madrid

300

XP

about 1 h 17 min walking

Moderate
4.6 km
Linear
1 h 45 min
Graded from its length and climb.

Desde Casa del Parque hasta Refugio Zabala

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2102 m

1979 m

1856 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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Route dataFuente: Organismo Autónomo Parques NacionalesCC BY 4.0 Comunidad de Madrid

Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

224 m

Drop

221 m

Highest

2085 m

Lowest

1862 m

Which way round

As mapped: Climbs 18% for 680 m early on, comes down 18% for 680 m midway.

Reversed: Climbs 18% for 680 m early on, comes down 18% for 680 m midway.

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

Main descent: km 2.6–4.6, from 2075 m to 1862 m.

How the 4.6 km splits

Flat

0.6 km

Climbing

0.9 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.3 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.9 km

Descending

1.1 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.3 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.7 km

Link it with other walks

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Starts here too · Shares 3.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 2.8

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Laguna de Los Pájaros - RV8

Starts here too · Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.0

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Laguna Grande de Peñalara - RV7

Starts here too · Shares 0.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.0

2.74 km

Puerto de Cotos

Starts here too · Shares 0.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.0

12.8 km

De Los Cotos a El Paular - RV01

Starts here too

16.6 km

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

Starts here too

9.31 km

Senda por las Cabezas de Hierro - PRM27

Starts here too

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Circuito Peñalara

Starts here too

5.86 km

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