Pico del Nevero

The trail leaves the pine forest and continues up the mountain range to the cliffs of Alto del Puerto. The hard slopes are over. The path markings continue through the rope meadows towards the main summit of the massif. They first pass through the valley formed by the pass where the Hornillo stream is born and continue to the block at the geodesic vertex of Nevero (2,209 m). In the surroundings of the summit there are remains of old constructions and old stone walls. The views are spectacular. On a clear, cloudless day, the Lozoya Valley is beautiful, surrounded by the reliefs of Cuerda Larga, the Altos de Hontanares and forests on all the slopes. The chimneys of the towns always release some smoke to enrich the mountain landscape with rural life. And at the head of the valley, the Peñalara massif stands out on the isolated and energetic peak line, it is the great sentinel of the Sierra de Guadarrama.

2,209 meters above sea level. But the climb is easy. It is not very demanding, and the views over the towns of the mountains and Madrid are impressive.

Last winter of 2023, Pico Nevero lost its Geodesic, which detached itself from the cement landmark on which it was located and rolled through the ice and snow about 50 meters below. + R.I.P. + the Pico Nevero Geodesic.