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Picadas Reservoir – Alberche Greenway loop from Navas del Rey

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Picadas Reservoir – Alberche Greenway loop from Navas del Rey

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Picadas Reservoir – Alberche Greenway loop from Navas del Rey

05:04

61.7km

930m

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: June 22, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.84 km

Puerto de San Juan

Mountain Pass

6.12 km

Río Alberche

Highlight • River

There is a beach located in a place surrounded by vegetation where the Alberche river and the Perales river converge. In this place a sufficient amount of water is collected so that you can bathe calmly. You can also fish in some areas.

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8.17 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 Madrid and southeast of Ávila.
It collects the waters of the Alberche and Cofio rivers.
It is accessed through the M-501, the "road of the marshes".
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8.94 km

View of the Monastery of Santa María la Real de Valdeiglesias

Highlight • Religious Site

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, its abandonment after the confiscation of Mendizabal has caused its current state.

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16.7 km

Coracera Castle

Highlight • Castle

The path enters San Martín de Valdeiglesias through the hermitage of Cristo de la Sangre and runs through the streets of the town up to the hill where the Coracera castle is located. The medieval fortress is the monumental jewel of the local heritage, it was built by order of Don Álvaro de Luna when he bought the town from the monks of Santa María la Real, in the 15th century, although there was already a tower from the 12th century.

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36.3 km

Parque Forestal El Gurugú

Forest

50.9 km

View of the Picadas dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

51.9 km

Picadas Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

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 the waters of the Alberche River and has a recreational area that the whole family will enjoy.

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54.8 km

Tunnel on the Alberche Greenway

Highlight • Structure

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 like this one, following the course of the Alberche River and the Picadas Reservoir, right next to the San Juan Reservoir.

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56.2 km

Alberche Greenway

Highlight • Cycleway

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 Fresno and Pelayos de la Presa, but was never inaugurated. In this section the Alberche River is dammed by the Picadas dam and it is delicious to pedal through the canyon to a recreational area before exiting onto the M-501 highway.

The railway was planned in 1930 as a secondary branch of the main Madrid-Almorox line. The plan was to create a railway communication route between Aldea del Fresno and Arenas de San Pedro, passing through Pelayos de la Presa, San Martín de Valdeiglesias and the Tiétar valley. The works began very lively, bridges were built and remains of the track bed remain in several sections, but the arrival of the Civil War cut off the works and they were never resumed. Now, the sections built almost a century ago are a wonderful greenway in the Sierra Oeste.

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61.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.8 km

14.4 km

6.16 km

2.08 km

308 m

Surfaces

26.1 km

17.5 km

17.1 km

997 m

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Picadas Reservoir – Alberche Greenway loop from Navas del Rey

Río Alberche

San Juan Reservoir Marina

View of the Monastery of Santa María la Real de Valdeiglesias

Coracera Castle

View of the Picadas dam

Picadas Reservoir

Tunnel on the Alberche Greenway

Alberche Greenway

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