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Madrid
Guadarrama
Manzanares El Real

El Yelmo – South face of El Yelmo loop from El Tranco

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Mountain hikes & routes
Madrid
Guadarrama
Manzanares El Real

El Yelmo – South face of El Yelmo loop from El Tranco

Hard

5.0

(1)

8

hikers

El Yelmo – South face of El Yelmo loop from El Tranco

04:29

8.02km

690m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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Includes a segment that is highly dangerous

A part of this route comprises highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 4.10 km for 355 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

1.65 km

View of the Reservoir

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2

2.77 km

Las Pilas

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3

3.97 km

El Yelmo

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El Yelmo, also known as Peña del Diezmo, is a cliff in the Guadarrama mountain range, in the Iberian Peninsula. El Yelmo, one of the best-known places in the area known as La Pedriza, has a height of 1717 meters. It is located in the Spanish municipality of Manzanares el Real, in the northwest of the Community of Madrid. It is a huge plate of pink granite and is the center of attraction for numerous climbers. Seen from the south it is shaped like a medieval helmet. According to calculations, the El Escorial monastery could be carved life-size inside the dome.

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4.76 km

South face of El Yelmo

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It is very rocky and the shapes of the rocks are taken from a fairy tale.

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8.02 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.52 km

332 m

127 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.34 km

1.54 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Friday 15 May

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