El Gasco Dam – Tower of the Lodones loop from Torrelodones
El Gasco Dam – Tower of the Lodones loop from Torrelodones
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El Gasco Dam – Tower of the Lodones loop from Torrelodones
03:20
11.5km
290m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 22, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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556 m
Mirador Las Marías
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4.16 km
View of the El Gasco Dam and Guadarrama River Valley
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It was designed by the Spanish military engineer, of French origin Carlos Lemaur, promoted and financed by the Bank of San Carlos, under the Royal Treasury of Carlos III, in the context of the works of the Guadarrama canal, which was not completed either. , of what would have been its regulating reservoir. Through this project, it was intended to create a navigable channel of 667 km, which, saving a difference of 700 m, would have linked Madrid and the Submeseta Sur with the Atlantic Ocean, connecting the waters of four main rivers: the Guadarrama (its point of origin), the Manzanares (at the height of the Toledo Bridge in Madrid), the Tagus (as it passes through Aranjuez) and the Guadalquivir (through Seville).
Source: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presa_de_El_Gasco
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El Gasco Dam
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4.52 km
View of Presa del Gasco
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5.76 km
Canal del Guadarrama
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11.1 km
Tower of the Lodones
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11.5 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
5.65 km
3.80 km
1.27 km
790 m
Surfaces
8.24 km
1.25 km
749 m
657 m
524 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (860 m)
Lowest point (700 m)
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