La Morcuera Pass – Aguilón Refuge loop from Puerto de la Morcuera
La Morcuera Pass – Aguilón Refuge loop from Puerto de la Morcuera
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La Morcuera Pass – Aguilón Refuge loop from Puerto de la Morcuera
04:25
13.9km
420m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: April 16, 2026
Tips
Your route passes through protected areas
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Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama
Parque Regional de la Cuenca Alta del Manzanares
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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100 m
View from Puerto de la Morcuera
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The Morcuera pass is a mountain pass at 1,796 meters above sea level. It is the third highest port in the Community of Madrid next to Fuenfría, which we have also crowned on occasion.
From the top you can see the entire Madrid plain if we look south, while if we do it in other directions we will see peaks of more than 2,000 meters such as Cabezas de Hierro and La Najarra.
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438 m
La Morcuera Pass
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From Miraflores de la Sierra (1200m), the route ascends approximately 600m over 10km (average gradient 4–6%), and after reaching the summit, it descends 13km to Rascafría (1150m) with a gradient of 4.5–7%.
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4.45 km
Pine Forest in Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama
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7.96 km
Chozo del Arroyo del Canchal
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8.28 km
Chozo II Arroyo del Canchal
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8.38 km
Wooden Bridge in Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama
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9.17 km
Aguilón Refuge
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13.0 km
Fuente Cossío
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The disappointment we received upon arrival was important, not so much because of the appearance of the fountain (majestic in the middle of a meadow and with beautiful views) but because of the low flow of its only jet. In winter time water gushes out, but in summer the snowfields in the area have melted and the flow drops until it is reduced to little more than a trickle.
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13.9 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
5.28 km
3.79 km
2.42 km
1.96 km
405 m
Surfaces
9.97 km
2.08 km
1.19 km
350 m
152 m
117 m
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Elevation
Highest point (1,780 m)
Lowest point (1,400 m)
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