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Pontón de la Oliva Dam and Cliffside Pathways
DiscoverPlaces to seeSpainCastile-La ManchaGuadalajaraSierraValdepeñas De La Sierra
Pontón de la Oliva Dam and Cliffside Pathways
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JavierCR 🇪🇸
March 4, 2022
Hiking
The Pontón de la Oliva dam, built during the reign of Isabel II, is the oldest dam in Madrid. It is built in limestone, the rock that we find in the surroundings.
Since the mid-eighteenth century there was already the idea of supplying water to the court from some of the mighty rivers of the Sierra de Madrid, such as the Lozoya. It is in the middle of the 19th century, when the olive pontoon was selected as the most suitable place to build the first dam in Madrid.
Since the mid-eighteenth century there was already the idea of supplying water to the court from some of the mighty rivers of the Sierra de Madrid, such as the Lozoya. It is in the middle of the 19th century, when the olive pontoon was selected as the most suitable place to build the first dam in Madrid.
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•JavierCR 🇪🇸
June 4, 2024
Hiking
The Pontón de la Oliva is a Spanish dam located in the Ayllón mountain range, northeast of the Community of Madrid and northwest of the province of Guadalajara. It was …
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Juanjo Alonso Kapi
February 8, 2023
Hiking
Medieval Madrid was a bustling urban center that needed large supplies of water. The Magerit or place of waters, according to its Muslim founders, was supplied with "water trips". It …
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Hike the Carcavas del Monte Guadarrama circular route from Ponton de la Oliva, exploring unique geological formations and scenic valley view
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Hike the moderate 10.6-mile Pontón de la Oliva to La Parra Dam Circular Trail, exploring historic dams and river canyon views.
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Hike a moderate 10.1-mile (16.3 km) circular route from Pontón de la Oliva to Presa de la Parra, exploring river views and limestone cliffs.
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Location: Valdepeñas De La Sierra, Sierra, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain