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Alberche Greenway – Picadas Reservoir loop from Urbanización Ribera del Alberche

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Alberche Greenway – Picadas Reservoir loop from Urbanización Ribera del Alberche

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Alberche Greenway – Picadas Reservoir loop from Urbanización Ribera del Alberche

05:12

56.7km

940m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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8.85 km

Antiguo Palacio de Alvaro de Luna

Castle

10.5 km

Parque Forestal El Gurugú

Forest

44.0 km

San Juan Reservoir Marina

Highlight • Lake

The San Juan reservoir is located in the municipalities of San Martín de Valdeiglesias, El Tiemblo, Cebreros and Pelayos de la Presa, in the southwestern end of the Community of …

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44.8 km

View of the Monastery of Santa María la Real de Valdeiglesias

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The Cistercian monastery of Pelayos de la Presa is the oldest monastic complex in Madrid. It dates back to the 12th century, and although it was renovated in the 15th, …

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46.9 km

Short Difficult Cobbled Section

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with the fat one it's okay, but with the gravel it's not a joke

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47.6 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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49.8 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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51.2 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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54.1 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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55.1 km

View of the Picadas dam

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56.7 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.1 km

7.05 km

6.05 km

5.57 km

Surfaces

38.2 km

11.4 km

6.51 km

585 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (880 m)

Lowest point (490 m)

Weather

Tuesday 14 July

35°C

19°C

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Alberche Greenway – Picadas Reservoir loop from Urbanización Ribera del Alberche

San Juan Reservoir Marina

View of the Monastery of Santa María la Real de Valdeiglesias

Short Difficult Cobbled Section

Picadas Reservoir

Alberche Greenway

Tunnel on the Alberche Greenway

Picadas Reservoir

View of the Picadas dam

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