GR10 to La Jarosa

Another trip to try and do the route I missed on Tuesday. Much hotter day today, but with a nice wind, and the new helmet, so a 4pm start in over 30 degrees was not too difficult.


Gentle climb to Malagon, then along the road and up a very steep climb to the hill next to Abantos, Los Tientos.


Along the ridge that goes around the Valle de los Caídos with it's fascist-style monument, and down the rocky descent, which I did much less smoothly than before. Might have been the rainstorm that made it much softer.

At the little house I managed to keep on the path - which involved quite a bit of pushing up hill - I just cannot ride through piles of big stones. Eventual reached a hill called Carro de la Carrosqueta with great view of the valley called La Jarosa. I have beeen down before, but reaching it via the road. Saw 2 bikers descending the opposite hill - first I had seen all day.


Pretty technical descent and then a right turn down a really excellent rocky single track path about 200 m to the forest track.


Skirt round to the right until I find another track down to the lake. this is excellent! some bits are really steep and fine gravel, so the brakes hardly work.


Down the road, via a small piece of regular smooth single track and 10 ride back to to El Escorial along the main road.
40k; 4:20hr, 950m. quite a bit of carrying the bike.
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