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On November 26, 2025, the water covered many areas that are normally passable. You had to "climb" several rocks to get around the reservoir. This section was especially tricky when descending, and even more so if you were alone.

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Paths and cattle trails very suitable for bike rides.

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Valmayor Reservoir overflowing due to recent rains in April 2025

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With all this water I didn't know if I would get through.

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Today, February 9, after the rains, the reservoir is higher, although you can still cross without climbing the rock, with a little care you won't get wet.

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As of January 1, 2025, the water will no longer cover the path that runs under the granite stone and it can be passed through without any complications.

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The passage through the Arroyos dam is closed, we will have to go all the way around the tail of the reservoir to another small dam in ruins.

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The Gato lagoon is an artificial wetland created to adapt a quarry located in the southeast of Moralzarzal, on the border with the municipality of Collado Villaba. In addition, the Gato lagoon is located on the border of the Cuenca Alta del Manzanares Regional Park and the Biosphere Reserve of the same name.

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If the reservoir flow is high, you have to walk and almost climb this rock. Easy, once you've done it.

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The “Laguna del Gato” is a shallow, seasonal lagoon restored by the Community of Madrid within the Habitat Recovery Program for amphibians in the Community's Livestock Route Network. It is an artificial wetland resulting from the adaptation of an aggregate quarry intended for construction. This quarry was located southeast of the urban center of Moralzarzal right on the border with the municipality of Collado Villaba.

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This reservoir is the second one that stores the most water in the entire Community of Madrid. Although it belongs to the Guadarrama basin, it is built on the Aulencia River (which is the main tributary of the Guadarrama). It was decided to build in the mid-sixties due to Madrid's water needs following its demographic growth. Although at first it seemed more logical to build it on the Guadarrama River, it was finally decided to do it on the Aulencia, for several reasons, among which the practical absence of population centers in the area and the granite (and impermeable) bottom where it was located stood out. .

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High granite slab that you find when surrounding the Valmayor reservoir when the water level is high. If you do it clockwise you will have to unclimb it, it is advisable to be accompanied to be able to lower the bike safely. If you do the route counterclockwise it will be more complicated to climb it. The slab is very smooth and has few grip points.

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This reservoir is merely ornamental. Even so, over time it has become a beautiful place where various specimens of aquatic birds have made their home.

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This is the second largest reservoir in the Community of Madrid. It was inaugurated in 1976 and this viaduct was built to replace the Puente del Tercio, which was submerged under water. The reservoir appears in the movie "Airbag".

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A very desirable reservoir in summer. The scenery is great, and there is plenty of shade to walk around, even on the hottest days. Always in the shade, and with the towns of Galapagar and Collado Villalba nearby.

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The whole route is magnificent. When crossing the bridge over the reservoir, if it is done on the part intended for pedestrians, it is possible to keep turning to the right instead of crossing to the left and go under the bridge

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Nice views of the La Hoz Reservoir, from the dam, and from the bridge that crosses it from the La Hoz Urbanization.

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The trails that surround it are a small MTB amusement park

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Actually the one you see in the photos is the dam of the streams. Valmayor's is the one below

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Once we leave Colmenarejo behind, we arrive in the vicinity of the Valmayor reservoir, the second in the province in terms of the amount of water stored after the El Atazar reservoir. It is located in the municipality of Valdemorillo, although it also occupies part of the municipalities of El Escorial, Colmenarejo and Galapagar. https://bigjoe.es/ruta-mtb-boadilla-san-lorenzo-del-escorial/

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