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TURíS Tourist Guide 2009
TICA MANZANARES EL REAL
ACTIVE TOURISM
MUNICIPALITY OF MANZANARES EL REAL
turística Guía
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Contents: General information, location and connections with Madrid What to visit:
DEL GUADARR A R Cuenca AM Parque Regional de la R Alta del Manzanares E I A La Pedriza S
La Pedriza (Parque Regional de la Cuenca Alta del Manzanares). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Schematic map of La Pedriza. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Information centre for Environmental Education. . . . . . . . . 9
Hiking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coruña . . . . . . 9
Climbing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navacerrada 10
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Pto. de Navacerrada
El Escorial
Cycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Guadarrama 10 The river Manzanares and fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . .Collado . . . Villalba . . . 11
Miraflores
Manzanares El Real
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M-6
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M-608
Burgos N-I
Soto del Real
Torrelaguna
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Cerceda
Where to sleep and eat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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MColmenar Viejo
San Agustín de Guadalix
Circuito del Jarama
Access from Madrid capital
Torrelodones
M-607
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By road:
San Sebastián de los Reyes
Alcobendas
M-607 (highway direction Colmenar Viejo) until connecting, at the end of highway, with the M-609, previously the M-862, and finally with the M-608.
Madrid
Extremadura N-V
Aeropuerto Barajas
Barcelona N-II
M30
By bus:
M40
Bus station Plaza de Castilla, bus line 724
Toledo N-401
M50
Valencia N-III Andalucia N-IV
MANZANARES EL REAL
At a distance of 50 km from Madrid, following the highway of Colmenar Viejo, the village of Manzanares El Real offers to its visitors an exclusive natural environment: el Parque Regional de la Cuenca Alta del Manzanares. It comprises the whole of the municipality of Manzanares El Real, a location which gives access to the area of the most ecological value and with the Park's highest protection level: La Pedriza. Although this territory was protected since 1930, with the objective to stop the deterioration that this natural area was suffering because of the uncontrolled influx of visitors, the region was declared Parque Regional in 1985. As from 1992 it was included in the global network of Reserves of the Biosphere, with different protection levels, La Pedriza de Manzanares being the most protected area and as such qualifying as an Integral Reserve for cherishing within its borders barely changed ecosystems. To get to know its valuable ecosystems: woods of stone oaks, area of river and brooklets, the Santillana lake, La Pedriza and the high mountain area represented by the Cuerda Larga, the best thing to do is entering in its interior without leaving the indicated paths and thus strictly respecting the norm –the earth doesn't belong to us, but to our children– a slogan that guarantees its conservation. A natural inheritance for all those who are looking for a natural and relaxed view, now and in the future. Apart from the interesting natural, historical and artistic heritage and the continuous sport events that are being organised, Manzanares El Real is increasing its attractive tourist offer with an unexpected selection of hotel accommodation, as well as with a huge number of apartments and chalets which are being rented out during stays that vary from weekends to the complete summer vacation period. For the more adventurous people, Manzanares also counts with a group hostel, a camping-site at the foot of the mountain range and a guarded refuge (Giner de los Ríos) in the heart of La Pedriza. Public institutions, Associations and, more importantly, the inhabitants of Manzanares, cordial hosts being acquainted with the natural prodigy and the cultural heritage of this area, daily enjoy, take care and enrich each remote place in this village with the aim to offer the most brilliant selection of Art, Culture and Landscape of the Comunidad of Madrid to its visitors Welcome to everyone
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Las Torres de La Pedriza (Pedriza posterior)
MANZANARES EL REAL
La Pedriza
peculiar aroma. In the higher areas the creeping juniper
In the Parque Regional de la Cuenca Alta del Manzanares
The vulture is the indisputable king of the fauna of La
you can find La Pedriza de Manzanares. A fantastic
Pedriza, while the mountain goats (cabra montés) are
composition of eroded and rounded rocks, complex
widely spread in its most hidden parts.
hidden places of contrasting colours and irregular forms.
The legend is not far away in this natural caprice. La
As from the village it is only possible to observe two of
Cueva de La Mora (the cave of the Arab girl) owes its
the three areas in which the famous geologist Casiano
name to the legend that a young girl was locked inside
de Prado divided La Pedriza, a distribution equally
in this cave to keep her far away from a Christian boy
adopted by Bernaldo de Quirós and that nowadays, a
being in love with her.
hundred years later, is still being valid: El Acornocal, La
Equally, in the previous century these rock formations
Pedriza Anterior and La Pedriza Posterior, three clearly
formed a perfect hiding place for numerous groups
different rock massifs.
of bandits who inhabited these mountains, whose
The summit, easy to be seen from a distance of dozens
anecdotes gave their names to a lot of stones, amongst
of kilometres, gives honour to its name: El Yelmo (Ro-
others it is worthwhile mentioning El Cancho de los
man helmet), but this enormous rock is not the roof of
Muertos (the ledge of the dead).
this mountain range, that is Las Torres (the Towers), a range of peaks that can be observed in the background. However, the highest mountain of the whole park is the Cabeza de Hierro at a height of 2383 m. In this universe of minerals, cork oaks, brambles, rock roses, oaks and hawthorns hardly root, vegetation that progressively diminishes when reaching La Pedriza posterior, where pine trees are growing. In the lower parts, these pine woods compete with stone oaks and rock roses, that permeate the atmosphere with its
and the broom survive in this pure rocky soil.
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El Dedo de Dios Las Torresde Pedriza
Peña del Rayo
La Bota
El Risquin
El Nevazo
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Crestas de las Milaneras
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La Foca
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Schematic map of the rivers, rock-formations and tracks of la Pedriza anterior and posterior, not based on topographic scale.
Route of the Carboneras to El Yelmo
This territory is Regional Park and Reserve of the Biosphere covering medium and high mountain ranges Take care of yourself and the territory. That nobody will notice your presence Before starting a route inform yourself of the difficulty-level and where it ends Inform yourself about the weather forecast Walk on the indicated paths Making a fire and camping is forbidden Taking all the waste that you generate and putting it in the appropriate containers will guarantee a clean day-after Park your car only in the indicated areas
Route to the Cara del Indio, Collado de la Cueva…
B Entrance to La Pedriza through the gorge of La Camorza
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PRADERA DEL RODAJE
PR-M1
H Ermita de laa Peña Sacr
H Club de Pesca CENTRO SALUD
Coto de pesca
Parque la Hora Joven
Castillo de los Mendoza
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Fuente de las Ermitas
CENTRO DE EDUCACIÓN AMBIENTAL Club Hípico
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Castillo Viejo
Puente Medieval
Nuestra Señora de las Nieves
Entrance to La Pedriza through the Collado de Quebrantaherraduras Cementerio
PANTANO DE SANTILLANA
CAÑADA REAL SEGOVIANA
Molino del Cura
Coto de pesca
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Information Centre for Environmental Education
Hiking
The whole area constitutes an ecosystem that is worth-
between the high plains of Castilla and Madrid, pre-
while being observed by the students of nature and its
scribed passage for shepherds that moved their cattle
various species of plants and animals in a protected
through Spain (Cañada Real Segoviana, from Gibraltar
environment. It concerns a special fauna and flora,
to Soria, year 1273) and travellers (Long Distance
generally rather unknown, that make the ecologists
Tracks GR-10, from Valencia to Lisbon, 600km) which
quite enthusiastic and that can be contemplated from
have created a huge number of smaller tracks, named
various perspectives, also in the lake's most distant
PR (Short Distance Tracks), indicated with yellow-white
places, thanks to the observation huts available in its
marks, that are introduced in the park and give us the
direct surroundings.
opportunityw to enjoy the beautiful landscape.
For this reason, apart from routes meant to learn and
When recently the Saint James Route to Santiago
understand the natural environment, the centre is often
(320 km from Madrid to Sahagún, year 1987), was
destiny for study days organized by various educational
re-opened, Manzanares El Real has become again
centres that participate in the Educational Programmes
an obliged passage due to its privileged geographic
(91 853 99 78).
situation.
In the beginning, Manzanares was traversed by paths
In La Pedriza many tracks wind between rocks and small passages with suggestive names, like the Elephant Rock (El Elefante), the Chicken Bridge (El Puente de los Pollos) or the Calyx (El Cáliz) creating routes of one to various hours that even satisfy the most demanding hikers. It can equally be said of the tracks that exist between the unique spots situated in the surroundings of the river Manzanares and the Santillana Lake.
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Climbing
Cycling
For thousands of climbers Manzanares has been a start-
Few municipalities of the Comunidad of Madrid are
ing point to clamber the mountain-sides and corners
so prepared to receive cyclists and bikers as Man-
of the geological caprice of La Pedriza.
zanares is.
School by excellence of the Escalada Madrileña (Madrid
As being labelled as a natural reserve, Manzanares
Climbing) from its beginning (Casiano del Prado, first
El Real is broadly charted and is being traversed by
climb to the Yelmo for geographical purposes in the
numerous tracks and kilometres of paths that allow
middle of the 19th century; Zabala, Meliá y Bellido, first
to pedal in groups or in solitary, in each season from
climb to the Pájaro, 1916), La Pedriza has been col-
January until December.
lecting in its mountain-walls the whole development of
Two main tracks enter into the area: the so-called “Las
this sport until the 8th level.
Zetas”, that starting from Canto Cochino goes up until
El Capuchino, La Isla de Pascua, El Cáliz, El Pájaro,
1710 m westwards, and, apart from that, the one that
El Yelmo, names for an unlimited number of historical
is called La Hoya de San Blas, that, starting from the
rocks as from where the climbers can contemplate the
M-608 in km 20.5, covers the east side of the granite
largest natural reserve of the Comunidad of Madrid
massif of La Pedriza.
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The river Manzanares Another quite different aspect of this Natural Park is the upper course of the river Manzanares. The origin of this natural designer, that excavates valleys and gorges in the mountain range, is located in the Alto de Guarramillas (2.160m), where its flow is brave and crystal clear thanks to the melting water. The river-sides are full of heather and scattered rocks that serve as a nesting place for the dippers that, together with the trout, are the most abundant species within
in the middle of the drought; autumn, with its rich mixture of colours varying from yellow to the most intense red; or wintertime, where you can enjoy an incomparable silence.
Fishing During the whole year, the river Manzanares hosts interesting species for sport-fishing. Along the river and in the Santillana lake, various reserved stretches exist for practising this sport, as well as a fish-
the animal kingdom of the area. It is difficult to tell what the best moment is to visit
ing club for fly fishing without killing, and another fishing club, the Alto Manzanares (91 852 70 65), responsible for the first fishing-spot in consortium
the park; springtime, with all the brave waterfalls and the unfolding scenes of birds and amphibians
with the Comunidad of Madrid, where proliferate the common trout (Fario), the rainbow trout (Arco Iris)
that take place every year; summertime, fresh oasis
as well as the carp and the pike.
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Where to sleep
Camping Casa Rural Hoja de Roble Hotel Hotel Rural Pensión Refugio
Where to eat
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Bar Bar Bar Bar Bar Bar Bar Bar Bar Bar Bar Bar Comidas Bodega Cafetería Cervecería Churrería Discoteca Heladería Kiosco/Terraza Kiosco/Terraza Pizzería Restaurante Restaurante Restaurante Restaurante Restaurante Restaurante Restaurante Restaurante Restaurante Restaurante Restaurante/Cafetería
El Ortigal La Escala Mirador La Maliciosa Parque Real La Pedriza El Yelmo Giner de los Ríos
Calle Montañero, 19 Calle Rincón Canarias, 4 Avda. Pedriza, 60 Calle Padre Damián, 4 Calle Urumea, 8 Avda. de la Pedriza, 69 Reserva
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Casa de León El Chanquete El Fogón de Ana El Paraíso El Picadero El Pulpo de la Sierra La Montería La Taurina Maliciosa Peces Pedriza City El Molino La Cañada Manín Cañada 49 La Rosca 13-58 La Jijonenca La Hora Joven La Huerta Pizzareal Asador de Carmen Casa Goyo Casa Julián Casa Parra Charca Verde El Yelmo La Cocina de mi Suegra La Taurina Parque Real Rincón del Alba La Jara de La Pedriza
Calle de los Frailes, 6 Calle Panaderos, 16 Calle del Marqués de Santillana, 3 Calle Panaderos, 27 Avda. de la Paz, s/n Calle de la Cañada, 32 Calle Real, 8 Plaza del Pueblo, 7 Avda. de la Pedriza, 58 Avda. de Madrid, 16 Plaza del Raso, 7 Calle Camino de la Peña Sacra, 26 Calle de la Cañada, 19 Plaza del Pueblo, 1 Calle de la Cañada, 37 Calle de Correos, 4 Avda. de la Paz, s/n Plaza del Pueblo, 14 Avda. de la Pedriza, s/n Calle Colmenar, 17 Calle de la Cañada, 41-43 Calle Real, 5 Plaza del Sagrado Corazón, 2 Avda. de la Pedriza, 128 Calle Panaderos, 15 Plaza del Raso, 9 Avda. de la Pedriza, 69 Calle de la Cañada de Toros, 27 Plaza del Pueblo, 8 Calle del Padre Damián, 4 Calle de la Paloma, 2 Calle Panaderos, 6
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Tourist Guide
Consejería de Cultura y Turismo Dirección General de Turismo 902 100 007
[email protected] www.madrid.org
Ayuntamiento de Manzanares El Real Concejalía de Turismo 91 853 00 09
[email protected] www.manzanareselreal.es