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Cadalso De Los Vidrios

Alberche Greenway – Picadas Reservoir loop from Cadalso de los Vidrios

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Cadalso De Los Vidrios

Alberche Greenway – Picadas Reservoir loop from Cadalso de los Vidrios

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Alberche Greenway – Picadas Reservoir loop from Cadalso de los Vidrios

04:50

60.2km

740m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 10, 2026

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20.8 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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24.8 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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25.5 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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27.7 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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29.1 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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32.0 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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33.0 km

View of the Picadas dam

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34.8 km

Fenced Agricultural Field

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42.7 km

Parque Forestal El Gurugú

Forest

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60.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.7 km

15.9 km

5.19 km

1.32 km

1.18 km

Surfaces

27.5 km

19.5 km

12.7 km

570 m

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Highest point (850 m)

Lowest point (490 m)

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