Travelling Guadalajara, Guadalajara mountain , the deeper, we can not only enjoy its spaces of nature in its purest form, but also travel through time, and return to a bygone era, which seems to have been frozen all this region.
This Saturday, April 10, 2010, we were able to make a long off-road route through the mountains of Guadalajara, where we also booked our time to visit en route walk some places of historical interest and scenic.
We started driving directions near the town of Tortuero, where we started walking on a runway service Canal de Isabel II.
The route enters through pine forests of great beauty walking the slopes of these dense forests, and overcoming uphill and downhill the breathtaking scenery that the topography identified as the Strings of Peña Grande, Burnt Head, and The Brunettes.
In the vicinity of the Loma del Miruelo left the main track, which would lead to Vado Reservoir dam, and took a track that starts to climb decisively Loma del Miruelo the first instance, and even more vertical, between cerradísimas fork to almost the summit of Heads (1437 mts.)
started the descent, and shortly before reaching the Col of Ontano, we made a short stop to enjoy the scenery and stretch your legs.
We continued the march now shifted to the small town of La Vereda, beyond which, and after about 3kms further progress, we reached a more open area, 4-way intersection. Where we left the car to start walking a trip to the stunning landscape where the church stands the Vado.
that the runway had been widened and cleared of vegetation by an impressive processing machine that captured our attention for a moment.
Even the last meters that communicate the main track with the Church of Ford had been subject to logging, but not clean, as the bed of the road had all the waste of logging, making it difficult to navigate.
Once in the Church, we enjoy the incredible environment that surrounds it, and have already had occasion to experiment on other occasions. However much you come to this place, every time holds a unique and peculiar.
After returning to invigorate and cars, we now take the path that would lead to Colmenar de La Sierra, stopping before the pretty hill that leads to the climb up the Cerro de San Cristobal. Take this opportunity to go to visit this corner (1588mts) and enjoy the stunning views you can enjoy 360 degrees, to the Dam's Ford and the villages of their environment, to the Sierra de Ayllón, or to the spectacular Knives Asomante .
resumed our march with a little detour before reaching Colmenar de la Sierra, allowed us to enjoy beautiful new pine and some muddy that livened driving.
We likewise make stops along the Jarama River, which here still low fresh and clean, so cool a bit before continuing our journey.
lost no opportunity to stand in Colmenar de la Sierra, a small town whose inhabitants usual you can count on the fingers of the hand and a drink at the bar, where we could share ideas with your landlord about the uses, customs and places of this region.
To finish the day, we again a track which provided us with extraordinary views of the snowy peaks of the Sierra de Ayllón, and almost aerial views of the room and Peñalba populations of the Sierra, and that allowed us practically at the foot of the Port of Cheese, avoiding well the long detour that should be given road, and thus turn these mountains into Riaz, to return by road to return to Madrid.
Track and Route profile: http://es.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=987025
