Cercedilla-Puerto de La Fuenfría

📍 Departure point : Cercedilla Renfe Station

⏰ Departure time : 09:30

📏 Distance : ~26 km approx.

⛰️ Positive elevation gain : ~633 m approx

🟢 Physical difficulty : Medium

🟡 Technical difficulty : Low-medium

🔄 Type of route : round trip

🚲 Bicycle type : suitable for riding on dirt terrain.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Route starting and ending at the Renfe station in Cercedilla.

We will ascend to Las Dehesas to take the historic Carretera de la República, a wide forest track built in the 1930s that was never completed and which today constitutes one of the most emblematic routes of the Sierra de Guadarrama.

During the climb we will pass by the Mirador de los Poetas, a natural balcony dedicated to great writers such as Antonio Machado, Luis Rosales and Vicente Aleixandre, from which you can enjoy magnificent views of the Cercedilla valley and the surrounding mountains.

We will continue to the Puerto de la Fuenfría (1,796 m), a historic pass used since Roman times to connect both sides of the mountain range, surrounded by a spectacular mountain pine forest.

Once we reach the port, we will make a short stop to recharge before starting the return journey along the same route to Cercedilla.

An ideal route to enjoy the surroundings of the Sierra de Guadarrama, with a predominance of forest tracks, shaded areas and a long and sustained climb.

TYPE OF TERRAIN

🚴 Wide, cycle-friendly forest tracks

🌳 Shaded areas along much of the route

🚗 Approximately 3 km initially on a low traffic road

REGROUPS

All necessary regroupings will take place, but primarily in:

1. The Dehesas

2. Poets' Lookout

3. Fuenfría Port

⚠️ SAFETY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

🪖 Helmet required.

💧 Bring enough water and food.

🚰 There are fountains along the route, but their availability and the potability of the water are not guaranteed.

🔧 Puncture repair kit and basic tools.

📱 GPS or mobile phone with the track downloaded.

🤝 Make sure no one is left alone.

🔄 Regroupings at the agreed points.

🚴 Each participant will be able to adapt the pace of the route according to their level and circumstances.

INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY

🚴 Each participant is responsible for their own safety and compliance with traffic regulations.

💪 It is the responsibility of each person to assess beforehand whether the route is suitable for their physical and technical level and the condition of their bicycle.

🤝 The person proposing the outing acts solely as the creator of the activity, without professional status or assumption of responsibility for accidents, incidents or any other circumstance that may occur during the route.

🔄 Participation in the route is entirely voluntary and each cyclist freely decides to participate, continue, modify or abandon the route according to their circumstances.

📍 GPS TRACK

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