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Ruta 1: Subida al Cancho de la Cabeza por el Arroyo de Patones

On La Cabeza, Ayllón Mountains

Local route12 km · 8 miBest Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Camino de las Huertas 0.8 mi · 1.3 kmExplore La Cabeza →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov · highs 11–27 °C (52–81 °F)

  1. J9°1°52
  2. F11°1°46
  3. M15°3°34
  4. A17°5°60
  5. M21°9°60
  6. J27°14°32
  7. J31°17°14
  8. A30°17°15
  9. S26°14°32
  10. O19°9°69
  11. N13°5°72
  12. D9°2°76

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

About 12 km (8 mi) long, Ruta 1: Subida al Cancho de la Cabeza por el Arroyo de Patones is a local hiking route in Community of Madrid, Spain. It is on La Cabeza in the Ayllón Mountains. It is at Patones.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
12 km · 8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain
La Cabeza (peak; GeoNames)
Mountain range
Ayllón Mountains (Guadarrama Mountains › Central System; GMBA)
Nearest town
At Patones (Provincia de Madrid, Madrid) · GeoNames
Best months
Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov
Country
Spain
Region
Community of Madrid
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
40.8772, -3.4915
Route start
40.8578, -3.4869
OpenStreetMap
relation 11717384
Official info
turismo.patones.net/actividades/rutas/cumbre-del
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

Camino de las Huertas

0.8 mi · 1.3 km · Community of Madrid

Ruta 2: Vuelta al Cabezo

0.8 mi · 1.3 km · Community of Madrid

Pueblos del Valle del Jarama

1.5 mi · 2.4 km · Community of Madrid

La Sierra de Patones

1.6 mi · 2.6 km · Community of Madrid

Paisajes de Agua y Jara

6.2 mi · 9.9 km · Community of Madrid

Ruta al Santo Roto

7 mi · 11 km · Community of Madrid

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