Puerto de la Morcuera – Loma de Bailanderos
Loop Walk · Madrid
450
XP
about 2 h 18 min walking
Fauna: Cabra montés, Buitre negro, Buitre leonado, Acentor alpino, Ruiseñor pechiazul
2154 m
1956 m
1758 m
Move along the chart to follow it on the map
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.
Steep walk
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
368 m
Drop
370 m
Highest
2127 m
Lowest
1767 m
Walking time
about 2 h 18 min
Which way round
As mapped: Climbs 17% for 570 m midway, comes down 17% for 630 m midway.
Reversed: Climbs 17% for 630 m midway, comes down 17% for 570 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 4.4–8.4, from 2125 m to 1767 m.
How the 8.4 km splits
Flat
1.1 km
Climbing
2.2 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.5 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.9 km
Descending
2.2 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.5 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.0 km
Cuerda Larga
Shares 8.0 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.218.62 km
Senda Miraflores de la Sierra - La Morcuera - Bailanderos
Shares 3.4 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 2.2, 4.1…11.16 km
Senda Soto del Real - Puerto de la Morcuera
Crosses at km 0.0, 8.011.39 km
Camino de Santiago Complutense
Crosses at km 0.0, 8.0128.3 km