{"product_id":"mirador-de-las-canchas-la-barranca","title":"Mirador de las Canchas from La Barranca","description":"\u003cp\u003eMirador de las Canchas is the easy win in Valle de la Barranca. Wide forest track through pine, steady climb, then an open terrace with Maliciosa and Bola del Mundo right in your face. On a clear day you can even pick out Madrid in the distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's one of those walks people do when they want sierra views without a summit push. Good for a half day. Busy on sunny Sundays, quieter midweek.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStart: La Barranca parking area, above Navacerrada town (M-601 toward the pass)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: same place (out and back, or a simple loop via Senda Ortiz)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistance: about 8 to 11 km, depending on whether you return the same way or loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime: 2.5 to 3.5 hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClimb: roughly 300 to 350 m\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeel: easy to moderate. Mostly comfortable forest track\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe walk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Barranca car parks \/ recreation area, follow the main forest track up the valley. Lots of shade. You'll pass junctions signed toward Maliciosa or Bola del Mundo. Stay with the Canchas \/ main track unless you're deliberately making a longer day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mirador opens suddenly: rocks to sit on, info boards, and that big balcony view. Eat something, take photos, then either reverse the track or continue into a loop (Senda Ortiz is a common way to vary the return).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn snow the track is still doable for many people, but ice patches happen. Poles help.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to get there from Madrid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy bus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake bus \u003cstrong\u003e691\u003c\/strong\u003e from the Moncloa interchange toward Navacerrada \/ Puerto de Navacerrada. Get off in \u003cstrong\u003eNavacerrada town\u003c\/strong\u003e (not Cotos). From the village you still need to reach La Barranca parking on the M-601. Options people use:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etaxi from Navacerrada up to La Barranca\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea short lift from other hikers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eor walk up the road \/ linking paths if you want extra kilometres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome 691 services continue toward the pass and can leave you closer depending on the stop. Check the current timetable and stop list before you go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy car\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA-6, then M-601 toward Puerto de Navacerrada. La Barranca parking is signed before you reach the pass. It fills early on good weekends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComing back\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack to Navacerrada, then bus 691 to Moncloa. Leave time for the transfer from Barranca to the bus stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat to pack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNormal hiking shoes, water, a light layer, sun cream. The pine keeps shade, but the mirador itself is open and can be windy. Offline map if it's your first time through the junctions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCoffee in Navacerrada afterward is easy. This is just a route note so you know what you're walking into.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hiking in Madrid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54464828637530,"sku":"TRAIL-CANCHAS","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/madridhiking.com\/products\/mirador-de-las-canchas-la-barranca","provider":"Madrid Expats ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}