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Castile and León

Segovia

Real Sitio De San Ildefonso

Cotos Pass – Peñalara Peak loop from Cotos

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Mountain hikes & routes

Castile and León

Segovia

Real Sitio De San Ildefonso

Cotos Pass – Peñalara Peak loop from Cotos

Hard

5.0

(2)

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Cotos Pass – Peñalara Peak loop from Cotos

04:36

11.0km

570m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that is highly dangerous

A part of this route comprises highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 4.38 km for 30 m

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Start point

Train Station

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239 m

Cotos Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

This well-known port in the area has a length of more than 15 kilometers. The first part is smooth and stretched out and the second very constant and homogeneous, with slopes between 6% and 7%. We catalog the port as 2nd Category.

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882 m

Mirador de la Gitana

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On the slope to the left appears the Cubero spring, dry or frozen for part of the year, and shortly after, where the mountain track turns to the left, the La Gitana viewpoint appears, with a giant compass to mark the hand with the iron needle the outstanding peaks of the landscape in the circle of the metallic compass. On one side of the viewpoint there is a strange sundial built with granite blocks and a poem by Federico García Lorca taken from the gypsy ballads and chiselled into the rocks. The verses say how many times will she wait / fresh face, black hair / on this green railing, and it must be because of the gypsy who gives her name to the mountain balcony. The excursion passes the viewpoint, leaves the main track and turns right onto a path that begins at the steps that come out of the building that has information panels on the routes, park regulations, advice and recommendations and serves as protection in case of rain or blizzard

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4.17 km

Hermana Mayor Summit (2,284 m)

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Hermana Mayor is the main peak of the Dos Hermanas mountain block, in the Peñalara massif, within the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, between the provinces of Madrid and Segovia.

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4.36 km

La Ceja

Highlight • Trail

To ascend it, you must carry the appropriate equipment in snow/ice, an ice axe and crampons. And be very careful with crevasses and cornices. You can also reach its summit from the normal route to Peñalara (Dos Hermanas).

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5.52 km

Peñalara Peak

Highlight • Summit

It is one of the most emblematic peaks of this mountain system and its summit is the highest point in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.

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5.52 km

Peñalara Summit

Highlight • Summit

It is the highest peak of the Sierra de Guadarrama, it has a geodesic vertex and fantastic views of the Lozoya Valley, Cuerda Larga, the Lozoya Valley, the Segovian countryside and the main peaks of the sierra.

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7.55 km

Two Sisters Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This trail is not the hardest in the Guadarrama mountain range, with a reasonable elevation gain, but it is one of the most emblematic since it allows access to the Peñalara from the south. Before reaching the highest point of the massif, two other peaks are found on the way, the Hermana Menor and the Hermana Mayor. literally the little sister and the big sister. All in a superb setting along the Peñalara cirque.

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11.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.79 km

1.14 km

847 m

179 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.22 km

1.39 km

322 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 25 June

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Cotos Pass – Peñalara Peak loop from Cotos

Cotos Pass

Mirador de la Gitana

Hermana Mayor Summit (2,284 m)

La Ceja

Peñalara Peak

Peñalara Summit

Two Sisters Trail

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