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Madrid
Sur Occidental
Navalcarnero

Picadas Reservoir – Embalse de Picadas loop from Ctra. M404 - Las Granjas

Routes
Spain
Madrid
Sur Occidental
Navalcarnero

Picadas Reservoir – Embalse de Picadas loop from Ctra. M404 - Las Granjas

Hard

5

riders

Picadas Reservoir – Embalse de Picadas loop from Ctra. M404 - Las Granjas

06:21

82.5km

800m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

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27.0 km

Bridge Over the Alberche River in Aldea del Fresno

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Go with good hydration and get up early so that the sun hits less when we are back.

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33.1 km

View of the Picadas dam

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3

34.1 km

Picadas Reservoir

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The Picadas reservoir is located between the municipalities of Pelayos de la Presa and Aldea del Fresno, about 60 km from Madrid, in the Sierra de Gredos. This reservoir collects …

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37.0 km

Embalse de Picadas

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very nice and comfortable

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41.4 km

Río Alberche

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There is a beach located in a place surrounded by vegetation where the Alberche river and the Perales river converge. In this place a sufficient amount of water is collected …

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42.2 km

Picadas Reservoir

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The section between San Martín de Valdeiglesias and Aldea del Fresno is very comforting due to the route of the old Alberche train. The path is favorable and you simply …

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44.4 km

Alberche Greenway

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The disturbing descent from the Santa Ana urbanization ends at the Vía Verde del Alberche, built on the old route of a railway that was intended to connect Aldea del …

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45.7 km

Tunnel on the Alberche Greenway

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A tunnel carved into the rock that is part of a railway that never worked.

Today it is a hiking and biking route that takes you through bridges and tunnels …

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82.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

61.4 km

8.63 km

6.60 km

5.49 km

439 m

Surfaces

53.0 km

15.7 km

9.20 km

3.54 km

1.16 km

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Highest point (660 m)

Lowest point (460 m)

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Weather

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Wednesday 11 November

17°C

11°C

67 %

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There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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