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− | La '''''Sierra de Guadarrama''''', commonly known as the ''Sierra de Madrid'' is the collection of [[mountains]] surrounding [[Madrid]] from the north, which was the reason why the [[Spanish]] capital was founded, by the Muslims, to survey the Sierra itself! It is part of the ''[[Sistema Central]]'', where it sits between the | + | La '''''Sierra de Guadarrama''''', commonly known as the ''Sierra de Madrid'' is the collection of [[mountains]] surrounding [[Madrid]] from the north, which was the reason why the [[Spanish]] capital was founded, by the Muslims, to survey the Sierra itself! It is part of the ''[[Sistema Central]]'', where it sits between the Sierra de Malagón and the Sierra de Somosierra in its strictest definition but also includes them along with the Sierra de Aylón in its widest acceptation where it becomes the neighbour to the mighty [[Sierra de Gredos]]. |
<center><wz tip="Madrid as seen from its sierra (in the background on the right, the smaller city before that is Soto del Real), on 14 June 2020.">[[File:sierra-Madrid-collado-najarra-14Jun20.jpg|650px]]</wz></center> | <center><wz tip="Madrid as seen from its sierra (in the background on the right, the smaller city before that is Soto del Real), on 14 June 2020.">[[File:sierra-Madrid-collado-najarra-14Jun20.jpg|650px]]</wz></center> |
La Sierra de Guadarrama, commonly known as the Sierra de Madrid is the collection of mountains surrounding Madrid from the north, which was the reason why the Spanish capital was founded, by the Muslims, to survey the Sierra itself! It is part of the Sistema Central, where it sits between the Sierra de Malagón and the Sierra de Somosierra in its strictest definition but also includes them along with the Sierra de Aylón in its widest acceptation where it becomes the neighbour to the mighty Sierra de Gredos.
Hiking in la Sierra de Madrid is our main walking activity in Spain.
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La Pedriza is such an important part of the Sierra de Madrid that we have a dedicated page for it.
Places of interest:
In Provincia de Segovia (La Pinareja, 2197 m).
In Provincia de Segovia y Comunidad de Madrid (Siete Picos, 2138 m).
In Madrid (Maliciosa, 2227 m).
In Madrid (Cabeza de Hierro Mayor, 2383 m).
In Ávila, Madrid y Segovia (Cueva Valiente, 1903 m).
In Comunidad de Madrid (La Najarra, 2122 m).
In Madrid (Mondalindo, 1831 m).
In Madrid (Cancho Gordo, 1564 m).