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El Portachuelo Viejo

Local route13 km · 8 miBest Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Ruta al Santo Roto 3.5 mi · 5.6 kmExplore Community of Madrid →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 11–23 °C (52–73 °F)

  1. J7°-1°50
  2. F8°0°44
  3. M12°2°35
  4. A14°3°58
  5. M18°7°60
  6. J23°11°35
  7. J28°14°15
  8. A27°15°18
  9. S23°12°33
  10. O16°7°65
  11. N11°3°68
  12. D7°0°71

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

This local hiking route in Community of Madrid, Spain, is about 13 km (8 mi) long. It lies about 4.1 km southeast of Buitrago del Lozoya. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
13 km · 8 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
13 km · 8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
4.1 km SE of Buitrago del Lozoya (Provincia de Madrid, Madrid) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country
Spain
Region
Community of Madrid
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
Red de Caminos Carpetania
From / to
Buitrago del Lozoya
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
40.9757, -3.6131
Route start
40.9689, -3.5945
OpenStreetMap
relation 21450537
Official info
sierranortemadrid.org/ruta/el-portachuelo-viejo/
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

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3.5 mi · 5.6 km · Community of Madrid

Paisajes de Agua y Jara

3.6 mi · 5.7 km · Community of Madrid

Cañada Real Segoviana

5.1 mi · 8.1 km · Community of Madrid

Cañada de las Merinas

5.1 mi · 8.2 km · Community of Madrid

Collado de la Dehesilla

5.6 mi · 9.1 km · Community of Madrid

Camino del Cartero

5.8 mi · 9.3 km · Community of Madrid

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