Poets' Viewpoint – Fuenfría Pass loop from Ferrocarril de Cotos

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Poets' Viewpoint – Fuenfría Pass loop from Ferrocarril de Cotos

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Poets' Viewpoint – Fuenfría Pass loop from Ferrocarril de Cotos

02:36

20.4km

580m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

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Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama

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Start point

Bus stop

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4.57 km

Poets' Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Perhaps the most beautiful of those we find on the ascent to Fuenfría, receives its name from the poetic contests that Luis Rosales held there.

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5.10 km

Camilo José Cela Sundial

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Beautiful and curious place where we can see this sundial, dedicated to the Nobel Prize winner, Camilo José Cela, a great lover of the Sierra de Guadarrama

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8.99 km

Fuenfría Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The port of Fuenfría is a mountain pass that crosses the Sierra de Guadarrama, joining the Spanish provinces of Segovia and Madrid.

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10.5 km

Queen's Viewpoint

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It is an emblematic viewpoint of the Fuenfría valley, located on the Republic road and about 800 meters from the port.

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17.2 km

Los Corralitos Meadow

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The stone paving of the medieval road disappears and the path reaches the Los Corralitos meadow, with tall, stiff pine trees decorating the meadow. In the center of the spot …

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17.9 km

Puente del Descalzo on the Roman Road (Vía XXIV of Antoninus)

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The Descalzo Bridge is one of the best-known bridges on the Roman Road of Fuenfría, in Cercedilla. Although long attributed to its Roman origin, more recent research suggests that, although …

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18.0 km

Roman Road of Puerto de la Fuenfría

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The Roman road of the port of Fuenfría represents the best preserved road section of Roman origin in the Community of Madrid. Since its construction in the 1st century, it …

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20.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.0 km

4.78 km

846 m

785 m

Surfaces