Fuenfría Pass – Cerro Minguete loop from Ferrocarril de Cotos

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Madrid

Guadarrama

Cercedilla

Fuenfría Pass – Cerro Minguete loop from Ferrocarril de Cotos

Hard

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Fuenfría Pass – Cerro Minguete loop from Ferrocarril de Cotos

06:14

14.5km

950m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama

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490 m

Las Dehesas Recreation Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Located less than 5 kilometers from Cercedilla at the foot of the Fuenfría valley, this recreational area is an ideal place to rest, start/end a route, or spend a pleasant day with friends or family in a natural environment. With natural pools, picnic tables and parking, it is the ideal entry port to the Fuenfría valley, having various paths that will take us into its lush forests, taking us to elevated places such as the port of the same name to the valley through the Roman road or passing through the Navarrulaque meadow on the Republic Highway, full of viewpoints along its route.

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2.67 km

Puente del Descalzo on the Roman Road (Vía XXIV of Antoninus)

Highlight • Bridge

The Descalzo Bridge is one of the best-known bridges on the Roman Road of Fuenfría, in Cercedilla. Although long attributed to its Roman origin, more recent research suggests that, although the road crossed here in Roman times, the bridge itself may have been built or heavily modified in the 18th century (Bourbon era).

Despite this, it is located on an important section of the Roman road that linked Segovia with Titulcia, and has been restored several times, maintaining its original structure. It is a masonry bridge with a single arch and blends perfectly into the natural environment, being part of a popular hiking trail in the Sierra de Guadarrama (the Schmith Way). Both the bridge and the road have been declared a National Historic, Artistic, and Archaeological Site.

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3.35 km

Los Corralitos Meadow

Highlight • Forest

The stone paving of the medieval road disappears and the path reaches the Los Corralitos meadow, with tall, stiff pine trees decorating the meadow. In the center of the spot is a very crude map carved into a wooden panel. The pine forests of the Corralillos prairie are worthy of contemplation strolling calmly among the enormous trunks, touching the old peeling bark, taking advantage of the shade of the treetops on summer days or seeking refuge in the autumn blizzards. Some specimens exceed twenty meters in height and have been living next to the Roman road since the Middle Ages.

In Los Corralitos, the Roman road, the Carretera de la República, the Camino Schmid, the Camino de Santiago and the Bourbon road, built in the 18th century, during the reign of Philip V, intersect to connect the capital of the kingdom with the dependencies of La Granja de San Ildefonso, which were the summer residence of several generations of Bourbon monarchs. The pines in the landscape are tall and old, giving the forest an atmosphere of venerable serenity.

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5.25 km

Fuenfría Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The port of Fuenfría is a mountain pass that crosses the Sierra de Guadarrama, joining the Spanish provinces of Segovia and Madrid.

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6.14 km

Cerro Minguete

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Mountain that is more than two thousand meters high and that is part of the Montes Carpetanos, with impressive views of the Sierra de Guadarrama as a whole.

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8.04 km

Marichiva Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Marichiva pass is a traditional pass between the Fuenfría and Espinar valleys, it is marked with the red and white chevrons of the GR-10 long-distance trail on the popular Calle Alta forest track, along the route of the old Vereda del Infante, very popular with fans of mountain biking.

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10.3 km

Eagle Rock

Highlight • Summit

La Peña del Águila is located 2008 meters above sea level and enjoys impressive views of the entire Sierra de Guadarrama national park. Especially the Peñalara peak, the highest in Madrid.

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