The 6 Most Amazing Peaks around Santa Cruz Del Valle

The Serranillos Pass is one of the most iconic mountain passes in the Sierra de Gredos, famous for its beauty and for being a historic stage in the Vuelta a España (Hinault's legendary stage in 1983). Views of the Cinco Villas Valley and the Gredos peaks. Spectacular scenery throughout the climb. Signage with gradient and remaining distance information. Ideal for linking up with Puerto del Pico, Pedro Bernardo, and Mijares for an epic stage.

The ridge towards Rubia is full of bizarrely eroded large rock formations

The Serranillos pass is one of the great classics of the Tour of Spain as it passes through the Sierra de Gredos. As the Vuelta has almost always ended in Madrid, the Gredos and Guadarrama mountain ranges offered very interesting alternatives to trace mountain stages in the last stages. The port of Serranillos is very iconic in the Sierra de Gredos for several reasons: type of port (long and long), rough and irregular road (but in good condition) and dryland landscape with little vegetation (very typical of this inland area of the Iberian Peninsula). The Serranillos port presents many climbing alternatives: - On its eastern side, there are 2 alternatives: from Burgohondo (the classic one, along the main highway AV-913) and from Navalosa along the AV P-419 highway, which joins the previous one in Navarrevisca. - on its west side, is where we will find more alternatives. I have come to count up to 5 alternatives. They are the following: (1) climb through Santa Cruz del Valle, starting from the N-502 and taking the AV p-706 highway, to later reach San Esteban del Valle and from there to the top; (2) leaving Mombeltrán on the AV-922 highway towards San Esteban del Valle and from there to the top; (3) starting from Cuevas del Valle and passing through Villarejo del Valle on the AV P-706 highway, reaching San Esteban del Valle and from there to the top; (4) starting from the N-502, in the middle of the climb to the Pico pass, taking a road that takes us to the Mirador de la Carretera del Sidrillo and to Esteban del Valle, and from there to the top; (5) previously crossing the Pedro Bernardo port on the AV-922 highway Although I have only done alternative 4 on the eastern slope by bike, they are all very similar. The slopes are gentle and the views, as there is little vegetation, cover a lot of territory.

With a little luck you can also meet Iberian ibexes on the Pico. We were lucky and since the ibexes are obviously used to hikers, we were able to approach carefully within a few meters.

The route continues along the path that runs along the mountain range. The path is marked with stone markers from the end of the firebreak, it goes up to the right of the first block of the Risco del Bierzo and then to the left of the main summit to the extensive Bierzo hill. The geodesic vertex of La Fría draws attention at the top of some isolated and solitary cliffs, you have to climb the “little stick” at least to take the photo and for the views, although the route of the ridge offers an extraordinary panoramic view at all times. El Torozo and La Mira get almost all the attention. The trail leaves the summit of La Fría (1,983 m) on the left and goes down the southeast slope to the Morillas de Cañamarejo hill. The rope is difficult to run, you need to have experience, strong ankles and a taste for these technical trails on the Gredos summits. The path looks for the best passes on the southeastern slope of the granite towers and reaches the summit of Risco de las Morillas (1,992 m), the highest peak of the ridge and the roof of the trail, although there is no milestone, cross, or vertex. or sculpture that distinguishes the summit. The track passes through the summit because it is the highest point in the mountain massif between the port of Arenal and the port of Pico, for summit collectors, but it can be avoided by taking a shortcut directly through the base of the cliff.

At about 2000 meters above sea level, the Risco de las Morillas peak in the eastern part of the Sierra de Gredos Regional Park is the highest point west of Puerto de Pico. Incredible views from the ridge over the entire mountain range and surrounding valleys. Be sure to check the weather before hitting the trail.

step climb but awsum decent.

The peak of Torozo is located east of the port of Pico and represents one of the most western peaks in this area of the Sierra de Gredos. The views it offers are very beautiful, although in winter, the snow and the cold can make it difficult!!