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El Escorial

Cruz Verde Pass – Zarzalejo Village Center loop from El Escorial

Routes
Road cycling routes
Spain
Madrid
Guadarrama
El Escorial

Cruz Verde Pass – Zarzalejo Village Center loop from El Escorial

Moderate

4.3

(3)

107

riders

Cruz Verde Pass – Zarzalejo Village Center loop from El Escorial

02:20

43.6km

710m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 26, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 2.47 km for 206 m

After 37.2 km for 147 m

After 39.0 km for 154 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

1.76 km

Real Villa de El Escorial Archway

Highlight • Monument

2

5.81 km

The Monastery of El Escorial was built by King Philip II in the 16th century to commemorate a military victory and serve as a royal pantheon for the Habsburg dynasty. …

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3

12.0 km

Cruz Verde Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

With its 125 meters, the Cruz Verde port is one of the best known by cyclists in Madrid. You can climb three totally different slopes, both in length and difficulty. …

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4

13.8 km

Robledondo Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

15.8 km

Collado de La Paradilla

Mountain Pass

6

20.7 km

Zarzalejo Village Center

Highlight • Settlement

In this small town in the Sierra Oesta was the quarry from which the granite was extracted to build the Monastery of El Escorial. It is located at the foot of Machota Alta, better known as Pico del Fraile.

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7

26.9 km

Peralejo Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Peralejo is a town of restaurants and cafeterias where you can rest for a while and recharge your batteries. It also has the Cañada Real Nature Center, where wild animals …

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43.6 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.0 km

17.5 km

3.47 km

630 m

Surfaces

40.1 km

1.85 km

886 m

791 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,400 m)

Lowest point (880 m)

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Tuesday 19 May

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