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Cañada de las Merinas

Linear Trail · Madrid

500

XP

about 4 h 52 min walking

Moderate
20.12 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.
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1440 m

1189 m

938 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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Hilly walk

3 steep stretches — marked on the map.

Climb

506 m

Drop

269 m

Highest

1314 m

Lowest

980 m

Walking time

about 4 h 52 min

Which way round

Uphill: Easy first 3.0 km, climbs 13% for 480 m midway, comes down 14% for 230 m midway.

Downhill: Easy first 4.4 km, climbs 14% for 230 m midway, comes down 13% for 480 m midway.

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

Main climb: km 6.2–9.2, from 1120 m to 1228 m.

How the 20.1 km splits

Flat

8.4 km

Climbing

7.4 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.5 km

Descending

3.4 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.5 km

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Rutas por el Corredor Soto de Viñuelas - Montejo de la Sierra: De Miraflores al Puerto del Medio Celemín (Valdemanco): por la Cañada Real Segoviana

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Ruta del Espaldar

Shares 2.9 km of path · meets at km 10.3

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Tramo 8. Miraflores de la Sierra a La Cabrera

Shares 2.9 km of path · meets at km 16.6

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Centro MTB Valle de Lozoya – Garganta de los Montes

Shares 2.2 km of path · meets at km 6.7

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Rutas por el Valle Medio del Lozoya: Ruta de los Pinares

Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 6.8

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Caminando entre el Cuadrón y Garganta de los Montes

Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 6.8

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Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 6.9

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Ruta del Banco

Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 14.3, 15.6

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Al Mondalindo por La Mina de Plata

Shares 0.8 km of path · meets at km 19.0

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