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Miraflores De La Sierra

Oaks of the Parada del Rey

Natural Monuments

Miraflores De La Sierra

Oaks of the Parada del Rey

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Oaks of the Parada del Rey

Recommended by 26 hikers out of 28

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Parque Regional de la Cuenca Alta del Manzanares

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Location: Miraflores De La Sierra, Lozoya Somosierra, Madrid, Spain

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Best Hikes to Oaks of the Parada del Rey

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1. Chorreras de barrancos de Miraflores de la Sierra y los robles Diecisiete Hermanos — circular

11.9km

03:49

330m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. King's Stop by the Miraflores Reservoir — circular from Miraflores de la Sierra

8.28km

02:47

310m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. La Najarra Summit – La Najarra Shelter loop from Miraflores de la Sierra

15.6km

06:53

960m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Juanjo Alonso Kapi

February 5, 2023

The path goes through a beautiful grove of large oak trees, passes the Umbría de la Raya hut and climbs up to the pastures of Parada del Rey. On the left-hand side, on the Peña de la Iruela hill, a group of huddled and solitary Pyrenean oaks stands out. The most unique aspect is the huge branches that scatter and dance in all directions. La Parada del Rey is a traditional resting place for the herds that roamed the mountains, a place rich in pastures to feed before facing the hard journey of the Altos de la Morcuera. The cattle trails have also been used as communication routes, and numerous current highways have even been built on them. The Cordel del Puerto de la Morcuera is on the old Camino Viejo from Madrid to El Paular, also called Camino Real de Rascafría, and the carriages and cavalry used the meadows of the Parada del Rey to rest on the journey through the mountains. On one occasion, Isabel del Borbón, wife of Felipe IV, was traveling from Madrid to the El Paular charterhouse and the royal entourage stopped at the resting place at Peña de la Iruela. At that time the name of the municipality was Porquerizas de la Sierra, since the 13th century, when it was repopulated by Segovian farmers who were dedicated to raising pigs. The queen was contemplating the landscape and was impressed by the amount of flowers that grew in those meadows, immediately ordering the name of the town to be changed to Miraflores de la Sierra. At that time, the mountain village exalted the local place name and the area of the pastoral glen is called Parada del Rey.

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Elevation 1,430 m

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Location: Miraflores De La Sierra, Lozoya Somosierra, Madrid, Spain

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Oaks of the Parada del Rey

1. Chorreras de barrancos de Miraflores de la Sierra y los robles Diecisiete Hermanos — circular

2. King's Stop by the Miraflores Reservoir — circular from Miraflores de la Sierra

3. La Najarra Summit – La Najarra Shelter loop from Miraflores de la Sierra

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