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Manzanares El Real

Manzanares el Real Castle – La Morcuera Pass loop from Manzanares el Real

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Spain
Madrid
Guadarrama
Manzanares El Real

Manzanares el Real Castle – La Morcuera Pass loop from Manzanares el Real

Hard

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Manzanares el Real Castle – La Morcuera Pass loop from Manzanares el Real

04:58

68.9km

1,360m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.03 km for 82 m

Waypoints

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Bus stop

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64 m

Manzanares el Real Castle

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This is the best preserved castle in the community of Madrid. It is also known as the Mendoza castle because it was this family that built it to reinforce their dominance and influence in 15th-century Castile. Juan Guas, who was the architect of the Catholic Monarchs, participated in its construction.

Its wall testifies to its function as a fortress while its large interior rooms tell of the arrival of new times with less warriors and more palatial and social life. It currently has an interpretation center of the Middle Ages and it carries out outreach activities on this important period in Spain and other cultural activities.

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597 m

View of the Santillana Reservoir

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3

16.2 km

Affordable route

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27.9 km

La Morcuera Pass

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It is located in the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range, between the municipalities of Miraflores de la Sierra and Rascafría, in the Community of Madrid.

From Miraflores de la Sierra (1200m), the route ascends approximately 600m over 10km (average gradient 4–6%), and after reaching the summit, it descends 13km to Rascafría (1150m) with a gradient of 4.5–7%.

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44.4 km

Puerto de Canencia

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45.1 km

Good water and the place is beautiful. A bit crowded if you're right next to it.

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45.3 km

Canencia Pass

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The port of Canencia is one of the most pleasant to climb in the Sierra de Guadarrama. On any of its slopes, both from Miraflores de la Sierra and from the town of Canencia, the slopes are not too steep and the landscape is incredible.

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50.3 km

Brezal Spring

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A popular and well-visited spring with clean, sweet water.

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68.9 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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64.1 km

2.81 km

1.20 km

498 m

384 m

Surfaces

48.6 km

18.8 km

1.16 km

236 m

103 m

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Highest point (1,770 m)

Lowest point (890 m)

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