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Manzanares el Real Castle – Santillana Reservoir loop from Los Negrales

Manzanares el Real Castle – Santillana Reservoir loop from Los Negrales

Moderate

4.7

(3)

175

riders

Manzanares el Real Castle – Santillana Reservoir loop from Los Negrales

02:11

46.6km

270m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 35 m for 160 m

After 21.2 km for 82 m

After 27.6 km for 577 m

After 46.4 km for 160 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.95 km

Collado Villalba Town Center

Highlight • Settlement

Probably its star monument due to its strange and unusual existence is the Entreterminos dolmen, an authentic megalith dating from around the 4th millennium BC. c.

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8.18 km

Moralzarzal Town Center

Highlight • Settlement

It maintains a careful historic center. The most notable monuments are the church of San Miguel Arcángel, the Plaza de la Constitución, the town hall and the modern hermitage of Santa Cruz.

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19.8 km

Manzanares el Real Castle

Highlight • Castle

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 …

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20.1 km

Santillana Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

With an area of 1,052 hectares, the Santillana Reservoir was built in 1907 to regulate the flow of the Manzanares River. It is part of the protected Cuenca Alta del Manzanares Regional Park.

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21.2 km

Santillana Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

A very nice reservoir. The sunsets and sunrises are spectacular, there are incredible views of Manzanares and its castle, and it is a good place to photograph birds.

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23.3 km

View of the Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

Enjoy

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27.5 km

Old Castle of Manzanares

Highlight • Castle

On the right bank of the Manzanares River, the Old Castle of Manzanares El Real stands on a hill, guarding La Pedriza, the Cañada Real Segoviana and the river itself. …

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34.7 km

Collado de Galapagar

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Unknown climb for the great mountain and rail runners but a compulsory transit for the runners of the East of Madrid.

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46.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.5 km

17.8 km

4.41 km

869 m

658 m

343 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.1 km

3.69 km

878 m

823 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (980 m)

Lowest point (870 m)

Weather

Tuesday 14 July

32°C

18°C

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Manzanares el Real Castle – Santillana Reservoir loop from Los Negrales

Collado Villalba Town Center

Moralzarzal Town Center

Manzanares el Real Castle

Santillana Reservoir

Santillana Reservoir

View of the Lake

Old Castle of Manzanares

Collado de Galapagar

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