The El Gasco dam

Where: 
Specific place: 
Madrid: Torrelodones - El Gasco dam - Las Matas
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Level: 
IBP Index: 
13
The failed El Gasco dam

The failed El Gasco dam

This is a linear route, with a fun half day, for beginners who want to put their bike handling to the test, with slides, ramps, narrow passages and some compromising steps.

We are going to visit the El Gasco dam, the first scene of an unrealized dream. The project was to build a canal from Madrid to Seville, but the accumulation of problems and misfortunes marked its beginning and defined its end. Arriving by commuter train to Torrelodones, a pedaling along tracks takes us to the site of the dam, from where we continue rolling through its unfinished canal to Las Matas, where we can take the train again. A fun afternoon on the bike, very close to Madrid.

Scheduled itinerary: 

Torrelodones - Las Matas (15 km): Torrelodones train station - tracks - El Gasco dam - canal - Las Matas train station

Reservations:

For reservation you should either call previously by phone to Josetxu (+34 644299532) or send us an email to info@bicicletos.org, to verify that there are still free places. We will send you a booking form and instructions for payment at that time.

Prices

Last update: 
22/02/2021

(Final price may vary depending on the availability of accommodation and the update of rates of the different providers.)

Check prices for guided tours (Minimum group: 4 people)
Self-guided route: 
10,00 €

Different route types are explained in General conditions.

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