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Spain
Castile and León
Segovia
Segovia
El Espinar

La Peñota – La Peñota Peak loop from Puerto de Guadarrama o Alto del León

Routes
Running trails & routes
Spain
Castile and León
Segovia
Segovia
El Espinar

La Peñota – La Peñota Peak loop from Puerto de Guadarrama o Alto del León

Hard

18

runners

La Peñota – La Peñota Peak loop from Puerto de Guadarrama o Alto del León

02:18

12.8km

630m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parque Natural de la Sierra de Guadarrama Norte

Monumento Natural de Interés Nacional Peña del Arcipreste de Hita

Waypoints

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Parking

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97 m

Alto del León Monument (Puerto de Guadarrama)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The port of Guadarrama, which culminates in the Alto del León, is a Spanish mountain pass, which serves to cross the Sierra de Guadarrama (belonging to the Central system), connecting the province of Segovia and the Community of Madrid.

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1.76 km

Arcipreste de Hita Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

The signposted trail ends at the natural monument of the Peña del Arcipreste de Hita, a group of curious granite rocks where two large inscriptions appear. One of them is …

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3.69 km

Crow Crags

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Mountain that is on the ridge that comes from Alto del León and that heads in a northerly direction towards Peña el Águila, reaching two thousand meters. Like almost all the peaks in the area, it offers beautiful views!

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5.89 km

The Sphinx of La Peñota

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Almost like some sphinxes that are found around the world, we find this shape in the same stone before reaching the top of Peñota.

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6.30 km

La Peñota

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Within the Sierra de Guadarrama this is one of the highest mountains at the southern end of this mountain system. It reaches almost two thousand meters high!

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6.36 km

La Peñota Peak

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La Peñota, with its 1945 meters of altitude, rises between the Castilian and Madrid plateaus. The peak is a spectacular pile of stacked granite masses. La Peñota marks the limits of the Sierra de Guadarrama national park.

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10.6 km

Alto del León to La Peñota

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12.8 km

End point

Parking

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12.4 km

236 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.90 km

2.54 km

186 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,890 m)

Lowest point (1,490 m)

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