The optical telegraphs of Madrid by bike

Where: 
Specific place: 
Madrid: 1) Madrid - Moralzarzal - Madrid; 2) Madrid - Arganda del Rey - Perales de Tajuña - Arganda del Rey - Madrid
Length: 
IBP Index: 
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The optical telegraphy tower of Arganda

The optical telegraphy tower of Arganda

These are a couple of circular pedals, one day, one for moderate cyclists and another for intermediate cyclists, which will take us to know the towers of the optical telegraph that was developed in Spain in the mid-19th century.

The first is a round-trip route from the Collado Villalba train station to the summit of Cabeza Mediana de Moralzarzal to get a closer look at tower No. 4 of the telegraphic line that linked Madrid with Irun. And the second is a circular route that takes us to Arganda del Rey and Perales de Tajuña, where we see towers No. 4 and No. 5 of the Valencia line. A cultural cycle between mountains and moors of Madrid.

This route runs through Manzanares river bassin, a site classified as SCI (Site of Community Importance) in the Natura 2000 network.

Scheduled itinerary: 

NORTH (30 km): Madrid - commuter train - Collado Villalba - urban area - M-608 - tracks - Moralzarzal - tracks (water sources) - Cabeza Mediana tower (Tower 5) - tracks - Moralzarzal - tracks - M-608 - urban area - Collado Villalba - commuter train - Madrid
SOUTH (46 km): Madrid - subway - Arganda del Rey - urban area - tracks - N-IIIa - tracks - Optical Telegraphy Tower (Tower 4) - tracks - M-229 - tracks - El Telégrafo optical tower (Tower 5) - tracks - Perales de Tajuña - Tajuña greenway - Arganda del Rey - metro - Madrid

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.)

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Self-guided route: 
10,00 €

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