Puerto de Mijares – Serranillos Pass loop from Cuevas del Cerro del Águila

Puerto de Mijares – Serranillos Pass loop from Cuevas del Cerro del Águila

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Puerto de Mijares – Serranillos Pass loop from Cuevas del Cerro del Águila

06:56

132km

2,420m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 10 m for 81 m

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Start point

Parking

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50 m

Cueva del Águila

Highlight • Cave

The amazing Cuevas del Águila represent a jewel of Ávila's geological heritage. They are passable practically in their entirety, being in a perfect state of conservation for visitors.

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15.6 km

Lanzahíta is the typical mountain village of the Sierra de Gredos, in the Tiétar valley. Among its houses there are still traditional buildings and it also has a very old stone bridge that helps to cross the Eliza gorge.

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44.4 km

Mijares

Highlight • Settlement

Mijares is located on the southern slope of the Villafranca mountain range, near the Tiétar river. The town is surrounded by a natural environment with forests and mountains, which makes it an attractive place for nature and hiking lovers.

The most important points of the town are the parish church of San Bartolomé Apóstol, rebuilt in the 18th century, and the Plaza Mayor, the nerve center of the municipality, where various businesses are located and local events and activities are held.

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58.1 km

Puerto de Mijares

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Highest point 1580 on this route, there is a large parking lot to enjoy the view.

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96.9 km

Serranillos Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Serranillos pass is one of the great classics of the Tour of Spain as it passes through the Sierra de Gredos. As the Vuelta has almost always ended in Madrid, the Gredos and Guadarrama mountain ranges offered very interesting alternatives to trace mountain stages in the last stages.
The port of Serranillos is very iconic in the Sierra de Gredos for several reasons: type of port (long and long), rough and irregular road (but in good condition) and dryland landscape with little vegetation (very typical of this inland area of the Iberian Peninsula).
The Serranillos port presents many climbing alternatives:
- On its eastern side, there are 2 alternatives: from Burgohondo (the classic one, along the main highway AV-913) and from Navalosa along the AV P-419 highway, which joins the previous one in Navarrevisca.
- on its west side, is where we will find more alternatives. I have come to count up to 5 alternatives. They are the following:
(1) climb through Santa Cruz del Valle, starting from the N-502 and taking the AV p-706 highway, to later reach San Esteban del Valle and from there to the top;
(2) leaving Mombeltrán on the AV-922 highway towards San Esteban del Valle and from there to the top;
(3) starting from Cuevas del Valle and passing through Villarejo del Valle on the AV P-706 highway, reaching San Esteban del Valle and from there to the top;
(4) starting from the N-502, in the middle of the climb to the Pico pass, taking a road that takes us to the Mirador de la Carretera del Sidrillo and to Esteban del Valle, and from there to the top;
(5) previously crossing the Pedro Bernardo port on the AV-922 highway
Although I have only done alternative 4 on the eastern slope by bike, they are all very similar. The slopes are gentle and the views, as there is little vegetation, cover a lot of territory.

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99.3 km

Collado de Serranillos

Highlight • Mountain Pass

112 km

San Esteban del Valle

Highlight • Settlement

It is a town at the foot of the mountains, in an area where the valley is very wide and where there are beautiful views of it and all the surrounding mountains.

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127 km