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Las Canchas Viewpoint

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Las Canchas Viewpoint

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Las Canchas Viewpoint

Name: Las Canchas Viewpoint
Rating: 2

Recommended by 76 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama

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Location: Navacerrada, Guadarrama, Madrid, Spain

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1. Parque Nacional de Guadarrama – circular via the Senda Ortiz and La Barranca

9.30km

03:08

390m

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

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2. Las Canchas Viewpoint – Senda Ortiz loop from Cercedilla

18.9km

06:25

660m

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

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3. Las Canchas Viewpoint – Meadow of Las Cortes loop from Antiguo Apeadero de Collado Albo

16.5km

06:01

680m

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

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Juanjo Alonso Kapi

March 17, 2022

The Las Canchas viewpoint is an extraordinary panoramic point of the Barranca Valley, enclosed by the Guarramillas and Maliciosa massifs. The enigmatic and mysterious name of Maliciosa appears on several occasions in local chronicles from the fourteenth century and is usually related to tragic events that occurred to countrymen from nearby towns. The best known were the murders of the bandit Pablo Santos, in the Peña del Mediodía; of the shepherd nicknamed El Mirlo, on the Valdehalcones pass; and of another shepherd with an unknown name who died in the Peña de la Barranca.

Looking face to face at the mountain from the southern slope, it is easy to agree with the shepherds of yesteryear and “like Madaleta in the Pyrenees, Maliciosa is in Guadarrama, the cursed one; land of the most mistreated in the Sierra, where the rock, always desolate and naked, which time continuously sharpens and wears away, dies in its beauty, deeper and deeper”. The Pedriza del Real de Manzanares. Constancio Bernaldo de Quiros. Uneven Editions 1999.

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Alvaro Hernandez

June 20, 2022

Enjoy the view of the Barranca valley and its immense pine forest below, raise your eyes to contemplate the Bola del Mundo and the Maliciosa peak. On a clear day you can see in the distance the 5 towers of Madrid and almost the entire "Madrileña plateau". One of the best viewpoints of the Sierra de Guadarrama.

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José Ramón

April 24, 2025

It's hard to get there, but the views are so cool.

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Location: Navacerrada, Guadarrama, Madrid, Spain

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Las Canchas Viewpoint

1. Parque Nacional de Guadarrama – circular via the Senda Ortiz and La Barranca

2. Las Canchas Viewpoint – Senda Ortiz loop from Cercedilla

3. Las Canchas Viewpoint – Meadow of Las Cortes loop from Antiguo Apeadero de Collado Albo

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