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Madrid
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Alcalá De Henares

Henares River – Ruins of Alcalá la Vieja Fortress loop from Ctra. M300 - Cementerio Jardín

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Spain
Madrid
Campiña
Alcalá De Henares

Henares River – Ruins of Alcalá la Vieja Fortress loop from Ctra. M300 - Cementerio Jardín

Moderate

4.4

(12)

65

hikers

Henares River – Ruins of Alcalá la Vieja Fortress loop from Ctra. M300 - Cementerio Jardín

03:03

10.5km

240m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Bus stop

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303 m

Parking Area

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It is small and on holidays it fills up easily, better to park entering through the next exit of the road as we go down towards Alcalá, which gives us …

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2.34 km

Henares River

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River where maintenance is lacking due to the garbage that is thrown

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3.46 km

Cueva de Malvecino

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Easily accessible cave at the base of the Malvecino hill. The main structure is L-shaped, although there are two additional smaller corridors on the sides.

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4.12 km

Ruins of Alcalá la Vieja Fortress

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Alcalá la Vieja is the name given to the Arab fortress al-Qal'at abd al-Salam after the recovery of the territory by the Archbishop of Toledo in 1118. The term "the …

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4.66 km

Gigantones Cave

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Cave on the slope of Ecce Homo hill. This cave is called "de los Gigantones" because legend has it that ojarancos inhabited it: creatures from Castilian mythology giants with one …

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7.89 km

Canyon landscape near Madrid

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9.72 km

At the moment I think that it remains closed, or serves for the forest services of the park. In its day it became an interpretation center where information about the …

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10.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.15 km

4.08 km

172 m

Surfaces

5.08 km

4.46 km

689 m

172 m

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (590 m)

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Tuesday 26 May

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