Easy hikes and walks in Hayedo De Montejo

Recreational area on the banks of the Jarama River and the old Hiruela Mill.

Beautiful village in the Sierra del Rincón mountains of Madrid. With the possibility of several mountain routes.

Prádena del Rincón is a charming village located in the Sierra Norte of Madrid, founded between the 11th and 12th centuries and historically linked to livestock farming. Strolling through its streets reveals traditional architecture surrounded by nature. Its monuments include the Romanesque-Mudejar church of Santo Domingo de Silos. The tranquility of the area and its rural trails invite you to a peaceful and contemplative getaway in the heart of the Sierra del Rincón. This is ideal for those seeking a genuine connection with nature and rural history, far from the hustle and bustle, with routes that allow you to explore ancient transhumance trails and enjoy the area's biodiversity.

Beautiful town in La Sierra de Madrid with extraordinary landscapes. We recommend this town and its surroundings to isolate yourself from the world.

Beautiful town in the Sierra Pobre, highly recommended for biking, mtb and hiking, lots of water and shade around

La Hiruela is a mountain town that suffered a dramatic population abandonment in the first decades of the 20th century. The isolation and remoteness of the main communication routes, together with the scarcity of resources in a thankless mountain range, caused a constant emigration of the population towards the big cities to leave a territory where rural life was difficult. The region of the black towns of Madrid and Guadalajara was known as the “sierra pobre”, in comparison with the “sierra rica” of upper Lozoya and the upper basin of the Manzanares and Guadarrama rivers. The rise of active tourism and recreational activities in the environment have caused a resurgence of a new lifestyle dedicated to active leisure and rural tourism products. Crafts, gastronomy, ethnography, hiking, mountain biking, landscape interpretation or nature photography, among many other things, make up an interesting range of attractions that inevitably seduce travelers who visit La Hiruela and the rest of the towns and natural landscapes of Sierra del Rincón, declared a Biosphere Reserve in 2005 by UNESCO.

The fording of the Dehesa stream can cause a fun moment at certain times of the year, especially when the water level is high, after heavy rains or in the thaw season. The help of hiking poles or forest sticks may be recommended or necessary to avoid slipping and ending up in knee-deep water. In the height of summer it is likely that the channel only carries a trickle of water. In the surroundings of the stream the most impressive and unique trees appear. Before crossing the water, in a clearing on the right, herds of cows and horses tend to graze freely. At the ford of the Dehesa stream, a climb begins through an extraordinary birch forest of considerable size. The presence of birch, holly, hazelnut and other species typical of much more northern environments, conditioned by Atlantic and continental climates, places the Somosierra jungle in landscapes of the Pyrenees or the Cantabrian Mountains.

La Hiruela is not just any place, it is a unique town. A privileged enclave of the Sierra del Rincón. Its houses made of stone, adobe and oak wood from the dehesa, have hardly undergone changes in their structure since their construction, which gives La Hiruela its own architectural identity that places it as one of the best preserved towns in the Community of Madrid. .