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Location: Chinchón, Vegas, Madrid, Spain

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1. Laguna de San Juan – circular from Chinchón via the Sima de Peñaquemada

21.5km

05:49

300m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Laguna de San Juan – Steppe Hills of the Tajuña loop from Carretera de Chinchón

5.44km

01:31

110m

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3. Laguna de San Juan – Steppe Hills of the Tajuña loop from Carretera de Chinchón

6.79km

01:53

110m

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Juanjo Alonso Kapi

October 17, 2022

The rain falls more frequently on the high moors of Chinchón and Villaconejos and reaches the wetland by runoff, through the gullies of the gypsum cliffs, or by underground infiltration favored by the structure of the land in the form of stepped terraces. Direct recharge through precipitation in the form of rain is scarce at the bottom of the fertile plain, where the San Juan lagoon sits, but it serves to recover the optimal wetland habitat in a short time and reactivates wildlife in the marsh refuge. Water losses are mainly due to underground seepage and solar evaporation, accentuated in the hot summer months, when most of the birds migrate to other wetlands to seek food and shelter.

The resident birds in the Laguna de San Juan Fauna Refuge and the nearby environment of the fertile plain and gypsum cliffs are the western marsh harrier, royal blue eagle, eagle owl, purple swamp, common kestrel, black wheatear, common coot, gray heron, falcon basking, kingfisher, red duck, great crested grebe and little grebe.

The wintering bird species in the wetland are the great cormorant, marsh bunting, cattle egret, shoveler, European pochard and tufted duck. And the birds present in the summer season in the lagoon and the surrounding steppe mountains are bee-eaters, little bitterns, sand martins, common reed warblers, great gray warblers and purple herons.

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Location: Chinchón, Vegas, Madrid, Spain

Laguna de San Juan

1. Laguna de San Juan – circular from Chinchón via the Sima de Peñaquemada

2. Laguna de San Juan – Steppe Hills of the Tajuña loop from Carretera de Chinchón

3. Laguna de San Juan – Steppe Hills of the Tajuña loop from Carretera de Chinchón

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