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Spain
Castile and León
Ávila
Valle Bajo Alberche
El Tiemblo

El Abuelo – Alto del Mirlo (Pico Casillas) loop from Castañar de El Tiemblo

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Spain
Castile and León
Ávila
Valle Bajo Alberche
El Tiemblo

El Abuelo – Alto del Mirlo (Pico Casillas) loop from Castañar de El Tiemblo

Hard

4.3

(3)

26

hikers

El Abuelo – Alto del Mirlo (Pico Casillas) loop from Castañar de El Tiemblo

05:54

15.9km

750m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

Waypoints

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Parking

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516 m

The Grand Chestnut of El Tiemblo

Highlight • Natural Monument

The most spectacular chestnut grove in the downtown area.
Be careful to access the parking lot of the castañar you have to pay, €6 per car + €2 for each occupant.

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891 m

El Abuelo

Highlight • Natural Monument

3

2.10 km

Las Barrancas Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Picnic area with lots of shade. It has stone tables and a fountain.

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4

3.32 km

View of Castañar Forest

Highlight • Viewpoint

Path that offers good views of the slopes between forests and some fields of pasture!

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4.34 km

El Tiemblo Snow Well

Highlight • Monument

Old construction that represented a well where food was stored for all the inhabitants of this area of the Sierra de Gredos. The place is preserved and beautiful!

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8.15 km

The ascent to the port of Casillas is one of the simplest and most essential hiking routes in this part of the Central System.

The port of Casillas is one of the entrances to the Valle de Iruelas Natural Reserve, where if we choose a clear day, we will be able to contemplate a wide landscape, not only a large part of the Natural Reserve with the Burguillo Reservoir in the background over the waters of the Alberche river, but also the Sierras de la Paramera on the horizon and the first foothills of the western Madrid mountains.

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10.5 km

Alto del Mirlo (Pico Casillas)

Highlight • Summit

From the top of this mountain you can see impressive views of the whole area and a stop there is mandatory. The last highest mountain of the eastern end of the Sierra de Gredos.

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14.7 km

El Castañar Forest

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Beautiful forest known as El Castañar. An authentic marvel for mountain bike lovers with an infinite number of trails to choose from in good conditions.

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15.9 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.78 km

4.64 km

4.41 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.8 km

826 m

147 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,740 m)

Lowest point (1,090 m)

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Sunday 5 July

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