Ratonera of the Canal del Gasco – El Gasco Dam loop from Torrelodones
Ratonera of the Canal del Gasco – El Gasco Dam loop from Torrelodones
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Ratonera of the Canal del Gasco – El Gasco Dam loop from Torrelodones
03:17
29.5km
490m
Running
Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: October 1, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
2.23 km
Torrelodones Train Station
Highlight • Rest Area
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17.2 km
Ratonera of the Canal del Gasco
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
The first one goes along the channel of the canal, it is very smooth and fast, but beware that there are sections that flood easily or have a lot of grass.
the second one goes to the right of the riverbed (direction from Gasco to Las Matas), on top of the same terrace very close, it winds through the vegetation
and the third one goes to the left of the channel, somewhat higher and separates more from the channel, winds through more closed vegetation and will leave your arms very scratched, apart from hooking very often with the handlebars (and mine is not very wide ). It does not go as far as Las Matas, but connects with a couple of climbs that lead to the Gurugu. Recently they have put up signs that prohibit the passage through hunting grounds.
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22.6 km
View of the El Gasco Dam and Guadarrama River Valley
Highlight • Viewpoint
It was designed by the Spanish military engineer, of French origin Carlos Lemaur, promoted and financed by the Bank of San Carlos, under the Royal Treasury of Carlos III, in the context of the works of the Guadarrama canal, which was not completed either. , of what would have been its regulating reservoir. Through this project, it was intended to create a navigable channel of 667 km, which, saving a difference of 700 m, would have linked Madrid and the Submeseta Sur with the Atlantic Ocean, connecting the waters of four main rivers: the Guadarrama (its point of origin), the Manzanares (at the height of the Toledo Bridge in Madrid), the Tagus (as it passes through Aranjuez) and the Guadalquivir (through Seville).
Source: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presa_de_El_Gasco
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22.6 km
El Gasco Dam
Highlight • Monument
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29.5 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
11.3 km
7.84 km
6.91 km
2.55 km
493 m
334 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
18.3 km
3.43 km
2.61 km
2.58 km
2.37 km
123 m
< 100 m
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